Did Mark Andrews just Bill Buckner us?
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All yall blame Andrew’s when the Ravens had 3 horrific turnovers
2 of which were on Jackson, as was 1 other in Andrews. Blame them equally.
2 of which were on Jackson, as was 1 other in Andrews. Blame them equally.
And Lamar had some ugly 1H turnovers. Also, would have only tied it. Bills could have easily got in FG range with 90+ seconds to go.
Still, Buckner was in Game 6. And they lead 3-0 in the 6th in Game 7. Ha.
The ball gets hard and slick in those conditions is about the only excuse. Sucks if you are a Ravens fan, but great game for everybody else. Plus, as always, it is hard to boil it down to one play. First half turnovers cost them the game as much as the 2pt did.
This isn't college, he wouldn't have been touched and gotten into the end zone.
That is a MUCH tougher play than most realize. If all he had to worry about was catching it, he makes the play. But he had to worry about catching it, AND then quickly get the ball turned around and past the goal line on a do or die 2 point conversion. The ball was absolutely not going to get past the goal line simply by catching it.
He’s in if he catches it. There’s no defender there even if he does fall just short. Worst case he’s sliding in:
Not an easy catch. Especially in those conditions. Ball was thrown behind him.
Are you blind or just trolling? He literally fell into the end zone after dropping the ball. He would’ve easily scored if he caught the ball.
Looks like Playoff Lamar spent most of the night being Playoff Lamar, again. I’m sure Skip Bayless, in between rounds of sexually assaulting female employees, will find a way to crucify him as badly as he’s done with Dak and others, right?
What we know now isn’t what he knew at the time. It’s easy to say from our vantage point how open he was and that all he had to do was catch it and roll into the end zone untouched. But he doesn’t know that at the time the ball is incoming. Everything in his brain and body is telling himself that he’s got to catch that ball and QUICKLY get it around his body and across the goal line before a defender is going to be right on him.
Not as easy as it should have been, but still looks like it’s more on him than the qb.
Conditions are tough but other players seem to manage. I don’t think I could catch **** once it got below 32, but I guess they get used to it.
He literally slid into the pylon after dropping it with no defender in reach to touch him down. It wasn't an easy catch but it's without a doubt two points if he makes it.
100% on Andrews. That was a super easy catch, he makes that catch 99% of the time.
Was it nighttime or snowing when Buckner got the ball? I am glad most of you are not my boss.
His entire body is in the end zone. You’re being very silly.
He’s definitely in if he catches it. Should have caught it. I think Lamar put it where he had to. He couldn’t lead Andrews on that play or the pass would have been out of bounds. That’s all on Andrews. Gotta make that catch
He 100% scores, even if his butt hits the ground short of the goal, he'd slide in before being touched. NFL rules, not college.
When Baltimore got the TD to get within 2 with about 3 minutes left in the 3rd quarter they went for 2 and didn’t make it. I said at the time they should just kick the extra point. I know “the chart” says go for 2 but with that much time left I would kick the extra point. Who cares if you tie it there you know the Bills are probably going to score again. If they had then they only would have needed to kick another one to tie it. I think coaches chases points too early.
It’s not college rules dipstick. He wasn’t touched on the way to ground, so as long as the ball crosses before he’s touched or goes out of bounds, that’s 2 points. He very clearly would have landed on his аss with the ball in his bread basket and momentum would have carried him (with the ball) across the plane.
Why do you dig in to dumb takes like this?
You have to ask? You've been around here long enough to know that
At this point, it’s probably worth reminding everyone on both sides of this dumb argument that it was a game-tying 2-point conversion attempt, with 1:33 still left in the game.
It’s not like if he catches it, the Ravens automatically win. You’re still giving Josh Allen the ball, with a damn eternity to get into FG range. And even if he couldn’t do it, there’s still OT.
It was a bad drop, but this is nowhere close to Buckner.
It’s not like if he catches it, the Ravens automatically win. You’re still giving Josh Allen the ball, with a damn eternity to get into FG range. And even if he couldn’t do it, there’s still OT.
It was a bad drop, but this is nowhere close to Buckner.
Not so much the cold as it is the wet, hard, slick ball and turf. Pass should have been caught. But it was not a good pass. Blame the QB as much as the receiver, probably a little more. You HAVE to get that pass out in front of the receiver.
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Not to mention the other major 17-up the Ravens made that made them go for 2 at the end. If they just kick the extra point late in the 3rd quarter, they're kicking an extra point to tie it with a minute and change to go. I said at the time it was too early to be going for 2.
For sure Buffalo still wins that game. The first thing I said after the TD was they scored too soon
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