John Harbaugh, Lamar Jackson defend Mark Andrews after fumble and fall in Ravens’ loss

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews had a brutal fourth quarter in Sunday’s loss to the Bills, losing a fumble then giving up a game-tying two-point conversion attempt. After the game, coach John Harbaugh and quarterback Lamar Jackson both defended Andrews.

“There is no one who has more heart, who cares more, and who fights more than Mark. We wouldn’t be here without Mark Andrews,” Harbaugh said. “Mark will handle this fantastically, as he always does, because he’s a person of high character, he’s a tough person and he’s a good person. I’m proud of him, as I am of all the guys.

Jackson pointed the finger at his own mistakes rather than anything Andrews did.

“We are a team. In the first half, I had two turnovers,” Jackson said when asked about Andrews. “It’s a team effort. He busted his butt and made plays for us. . . . We all played a part in this game. It’s a team effort. I’m not going to put that on Mark because he fought all season, he did great things all season.

Andrews is one of the best players in Ravens franchise history, but it’s a sad reality that this could go down as the most memorable game of his career. On two crucial plays, Jackson put the ball in Andrews’ hands and Andrews dropped the ball.