The Ravens’ brass, including head coach John Harbaugh and GM Eric DeCosta, spoke Wednesday on a wide range of topics. Most focused on the next steps for Baltimore as it picks up the pieces and dive headlong into the offseason.
The Baltimore Ravens' playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills extended their Super Bowl drought to 12 years, with key mistakes like Mark Andrews' dropped conversion. Derrick Henry's performance was subdued,
Derrick Henry, the Ravens
Ravens tight end Mark Andrews was unavailable to speak to the media Sunday and Monday after a playoff loss to the Bills.
The Ravens lost 27-25 to the Bills in the Divisional Round and Mark Andrews, Todd Monken, and Derrick Henry are most to blame.
Every loss in one-score games can be boiled down to a few key plays. For the Ravens, it was Andrews' drop on a two-point conversion
Harbaugh followed "the coaches book" and went for two points. But the Jackson pass attempt was batted down by Bills LB Matt Milano and the Ravens remained down by two. This decision to go for two rather than kick an extra point would come back to haunt the Ravens.
Track Derrick Henry as the former Tennessee Titans running back, now with the Baltimore Ravens, faces the Buffalo Bills in the AFC divisional round.
DeCosta and head coach John Harbaugh held their season-ending news conference Wednesday. The Ravens had a 12-5 regular-season mark and won the AFC North but lost 27-25 to the Buffalo Bills in the AFC divisional playoffs on Sunday.
Lamar Jackson brought the Baltimore Ravens to the brink of a dramatic come-from-behind victory with the chance to secure their second straight berth in the AFC championship game
You could see it in his fidgeting and feel it in his energy. The frustration is there for the QB who is going to have this loss mostly attributed to his two turnovers rather than what happened after them.
This is the problem for teams facing Baltimore this season. Even when you have the right answers, the Ravens’ pairing of Jackson and Henry might be too much to overcome. An evolving quarterback, the most dangerous run duo in the game, and an offense built to beat a defense in a multitude of ways is quite a challenge for a defense to overcome.