What Lamar Jackson missed on play that doomed Ravens in final seconds

Before the controversial ending, there were missed opportunities.

With 10 seconds left in the game and the Ravens trailing the Chiefs, 27-20, Lamar Jackson scrambled, desperately looking for a receiver in the end zone.

Zay Flowers was wide open after finding a gap in the zone defense, but the pass was nowhere near him.

Replays suggested that Flowers was the intended receiver, however Jackson claimed differently in the postgame press conference.

“I see [Rashod] Bateman flying across, so I’m thinking Bateman is about to stop, and as I’m throwing the ball, I see Flowers, and I’m like (f sound),” Jackson said in the postgame press conference. “That wasn’t intended for Zay Flowers.”

Jackson’s errant throw was so far behind Flowers that Jackson’s explanation does make some sense.