The Baltimore Ravens were on their way to a comeback late in Sunday's divisional round game against the Buffalo Bills when one of their most trusted players gave up the ball.
Ravens star tight end Mark Andrews reeled in a pass from Lamar Jackson near mid-field and had yards of empty space around him. Rather than go down or run vertically down the field, Andrews tried to juke a Bills defender and run laterally.
The move badly backfired, as Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard saw a golden opportunity to punch the ball out and force the fumble. Bernard would recover it, too, giving the Bills possession with a 24-19 lead and with little less than nine minutes to go.
Terrel Bernard forces it.
— NFL (@NFL) January 20, 2025
Terrel Bernard recovers it.@BuffaloBills ball!
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It marked Andrews's first turnover since 2019, but it couldn't have come at a worse time.
Fans questioned Andrews for playing loose with the ball when his team needed him the most:
Mark why did you think you were going to juke out of this pic.twitter.com/VQ9xFoLUD1
— Justis Mosqueda (@JuMosq) January 20, 2025
you’ll never guess which way he ran after this pic.twitter.com/IsE7S8elDP
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) January 20, 2025
Mark Andrews, get north-south or get on the ground.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) January 20, 2025
Last year it was the Zay Flowers fumble
— Kyle (@ImKyleMangum) January 20, 2025
This year it’s the Mark Andrews fumble
Ravens always beat themselves. I’m sick
pic.twitter.com/PzWt1Hj8Fq
Mark Andrews fumble will be talked about more than the QB being bad
— Zack Eisen (@zackeisen21) January 20, 2025
The Bills would hold on to win the game, 27-25, punching their ticket to the AFC championship.
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