They failed. Plain and simple. “Close” just isn’t good enough. All “close” got the Ravens was another early postseason exit with one of the most talented quarterbacks to ever play the game. Lamar Jackson remains without a signature postseason win, though this one wasn’t really his fault was it?
Mark Andrews. As boneheaded of a fumble that you’ll ever see, and a drop Baltimore fans haven’t seen since Lee Evans in the 2011 AFC Championship game. Just an absolutely brutal sequence of events for one of the best tight ends in football. He wasn’t good enough.