NFL Fans Scold Ravens’ Mark Andrews for Costly Move on Late Fumble vs. Bills

On January 20, 2025By Littum

The Baltimore Ravens were mounting a comeback late in Sunday’s divisional round game against the Buffalo Bills when one of their most trusted players gave up the ball.

Ravens star tight end Mark Andrews intercepted a pass from Lamar Jackson near midfield and had yards of empty space around him. Instead of going down or running vertically down the field, Andrews tried to push a Bills defender and run laterally.

The move backfired badly as Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard saw a golden opportunity to punch the ball out and force the fumble. Bernard would recover it as well, giving the Bills possession a 24-19 lead with just under nine minutes remaining.

Terrel Bernard forces it.
Terrel Bernard recovers it.@BuffaloBills ball!

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— NFL (@NFL) 20 January 2025

It marked Andrews’ first turnover since 2019, but it couldn’t have come at a worse time.

Fans asked Andrews to play loose with the ball when his team needed him the most:

Mark, what made you think you were going to joke out of this pic.twitter.com/VQ9xFoLUD1

— Justice Mosqueda (@JuMosq) 20 January 2025

you’ll never guess which way he ran after this pic.twitter.com/IsE7S8elDP

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) 20 January 2025

Mark Andrews, come north-south or come to earth.

— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) 20 January 2025

Last year it was the Zay Flowers fumble

This year it’s the Mark Andrews fumble

Ravens always beat themselves. I’m sick

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— Kyle (@ImKyleMangum) 20 January 2025

Mark Andrews fumble will be talked about more than the QB being bad

— Zack Eisen (@zackeisen21) 20 January 2025

The Bills would hold on to win the game, 27-25, and punch their ticket to the AFC Championship.