John Harbaugh defends Mark Andrews for brutal drop with Ravens tight end silent
NY Post
The Ravens didn’t place blame on Mark Andrews after two devastating fourth quarter mistakes by the veteran tight end in a 27-25 loss to the Bills in the Divisional Round game on Sunday.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh defended Andrews after he had a costly fumble and dropped a game-tying two-point conversion attempt with less than two minutes to play at Highmark Stadium in snowy Buffalo.
“There’s nobody that has more heart, cares more, and fights more than Mark,” Harbaugh told reporters after the game. “We wouldn’t be here without Mark Andrews.”
“… Mark will handle it fantastically like he always does, because he’s a high-character person, a tough person and a good person. Proud of him like I’m proud of all the guys.”
Andrews, who entered Sunday’s game without a dropped pass since Week 6, did not speak to the media afterwards.
The Ravens were trailing by eight points late in the fourth quarter, when quarterback Lamar Jackson connected with tight end Isaiah Likely in the end zone.
In a different time, in a season to come, we may be inclined to wax poetic about the way this one played out. In a different time, in a season to come, the Nets will be seeking to stack wins and not losses, will be fighting for playoff seeding and not for a few extra ping-pong balls in the draft lottery this spring.
The NBA has an All-Star Game problem. Despite Adam Silver’s efforts to inject juice into the February showcase — including a format alteration to the 2025 game that is too confusing to attempt to understand before it’s inevitably changed again — there’s little interest in watching teams eschew defense for a series of layup line highlights. That also means the most entertaining part of the NBA All-Star Game is just like the Pro Bowl — debating over who should get a spot.