Mark Andrews' life-saving heroics resurface as Ravens star is scapegoated over brutal drop in playoff loss
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Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews has been the focus of intense scapegoating since failing to catch a two-point conversion pass late in Sunday's 27-25 playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills. 'MARK ANDREWS WITH THE BIGGEST CHOKE IN NFL HISTORY!' blogger and reporter John Frascella wrote on X, echoing a sentiment shared by many online critics.
![[Instead, the stumbling Andrews fell backwards, and as he did so, lost control of the football]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/13/94282261-14304779-With_the_game_on_the_line_Lamar_Jackson_found_Andrews_but_the_ba-a-2_1737381009800.jpg)
The back-peddling Andrews was undefended near the pylon when Ravens QB Lamar Jackson sent a soft pass in his direction. A catch would have tied the game at 27 with 1:33 to play, giving Baltimore a chance to advance to next week's AFC Championship in Kansas City.
![[Andrews didn't sulk on the field, but instead dutifully ran back to the sideline after the drop]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/13/94282113-14304779-Mark_Andrews_dropped_a_pass_with_a_two_point_conversion_at_his_m-a-3_1737381015387.jpg)
Instead, the stumbling Andrews fell backwards, and as he did so, lost control of the football. Baltimore failed to convert the onside kick and now the Bills are off to face the two-time defending-champion Chiefs on Sunday. But for all the vitriol being aimed at Andrews in the wake of the loss, the three-time Pro Bowl selection is also getting some thoughtful support online. Jon Solomon, a former sports reporter who now serves as Community Impact Director for the Aspen Institute's Sports and Society program, put everything in perspective by reminding his followers of Andrews' heroics aboard a Southwest Airlines flight last year.
![[Jon Solomon, a former sports reporter, put everything in perspective by reminding his followers of Andrews' heroics aboard a Southwest Airlines flight last year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/13/94296361-14304779-image-a-6_1737381269462.jpg)
'As Mark Andrews becomes a meme and gets mocked for the worst day of his football life, let's remember that he helped save a woman's life,' Solomon wrote on X while posting a link to an article about the incident. 'Perspective is hard after brutal losses. But there is more to life than football.'.
![[Andrews pictured in the warmup before the gripping game against the Bills on Sunday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/13/94282619-14304779-Andrews_pictured_in_the_warmup_before_the_gripping_game_against_-a-4_1737381161578.jpg)
