The Baltimore Ravens 2024 campaign came to an end on Sunday night with a crushing 27-25 loss to the Buffalo Bills in their divisional round playoff matchup. And in the wake of this result, the team shared a quick message with their fans on social media.
The Ravens battle with the Bills was highly anticipated, and it managed to live up to the hype. Despite making some big mistakes early on in the game, Baltimore rallied late to give themselves a shot to tie the game, but Mark Andrews dropped what would have been a game-tying two-point conversion to effectively end the game.
It was not the result the Ravens or their fans were hoping for given the Super Bowl expectations that surrounded this team. After the loss officially hit the books, Baltimore issued a quick four-word message to their fans on social media as they enter the offseason now.
“Thank you Ravens flock,” the team said in a graphic posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, with a purple heart being used as the caption for the post.
For much of the year, Baltimore looked like one of the strongest teams in the NFL. They saw superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson enjoy another MVP-caliber campaign, while also getting some vital production from their newest superstar, running back Derrick Henry.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson
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Some untimely mistakes and bad injury luck doomed Baltimore, though, and they have once again fallen short of the sky-high expectations set for them. Had just a couple of plays gone their way, there’s almost no doubt they would have advanced to the AFC championship game.
Instead, the Bills bested them, ensuring that the Ravens will head into the offseason sooner than expected. Now, the team will have to get to work on figuring out how to avoid suffering a similar fate yet again in 2025.
