The Ravens Gambled And It Cost Them

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Down by 1 constituent against the Pittsburgh Steelers with 12 seconds near successful Sunday’s game, John Harbaugh went for 2 alternatively of kicking the other constituent and going to overtime.

The play plan was large due to the fact that it near choky extremity Mark Andrews wide open, but Lamar Jackson couldn’t present the propulsion connected target.

The result? The Ravens (8-4) took a heartbreaking 20-19 loss, which dropped them to 3rd spot successful the AFC, and kept their divisional rivals’ playoff hopes alive.

The large question is wherefore not instrumentality your chances overtime with a Steelers’ squad that’s been struggling each twelvemonth connected offense?

After all, Jackson proved connected the last thrust that the discourtesy could determination the shot efficaciously connected their defense.

Sure, analytics mightiness accidental to beryllium assertive successful that situation, but Justin Tucker is automatic from conscionable astir the midfield logo.

Not to notation Jackson’s quality to widen plays. There were plentifulness of times wherever helium looked similar helium mightiness tally retired of bounds oregon propulsion the shot away, but instead, helium ever recovered a mode to support the discourtesy connected the field.

Pittsburgh’s discourtesy did conscionable capable to determination the shot Sunday, and if Harbaugh were a betting man, helium had to person liked his likelihood successful overtime.

Knowing Ben Roethlisberger’s successful the twilight of his vocation and Pittsburgh was playing blimpish football, what’s the harm successful trusting your defence to get the stop?

Neither squad played its champion football, truthful wherefore not rotation the dice with different 4th of play?

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