Sadly, John Harbaugh confirmed the death of his key player, who has the most devoted followers.
Fans of the Ravens lament the passing of their Super Bowl LVIII dream and consider Lamar Jackson’s performance.
Baltimore — Ravens supporters, crushed by the demise of their hopes for a Super Bowl, streamed out of M&T Bank Stadium long before their team’s Sunday afternoon matchup with the AFC Championship Game was over.
On Sunday, the Ravens suffered a 17-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. For some of the team’s ardent supporters, the game, which began at 3 p.m., ended in tears.
After leading Baltimore to the best record and point differential in the league during the regular season, star quarterback Lamar Jackson is a strong candidate to win his second MVP award. In the unfortunate game, he even got to toss the ball to himself.
After giving up touchdowns on the first two Kansas City possessions, the Ravens at times seemed nervous.
During the entire game, Baltimore committed careless errors. For instance, rookie Zay Flowers caught a 54-yard pass to the Kansas City 10 with the Ravens trailing by 10, but was called for taunting after the play.
Flowers stumbled close to the goal line a few moments later, costing the Ravens a point.
For Baltimore supporters, who were ecstatic to be hosting an AFC championship game for the first time since the Colts defeated the Oakland Raiders in January 1971, that was just one of many frustrating moments.
Jackson completed 20 of 37 passes for 272 yards and a touchdown, but Baltimore failed to capitalize on its apparent advantage in the passing game. In the first half, Jackson raced under one of his own tipped passes for a 13-yard reception, but with 6:45 remaining in the game, he turned the ball over twice, including a forced pass into heavy coverage that was intercepted in the end zone.
Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback for Kansas City, completed his first 11 pass attempts in the interim. The damage was done, even though Kansas City was essentially shut down by the Ravens after that.
Clint Fleming, a Ravens fan, expressed his disappointment. “Excellent season. Though it was quite enjoyable, it fell somewhat short. We still adore the team, though. We shall always do. Next year, we’ll be back here.”
As they slowly left the stadium, Ravens supporters called the event “sad” and “frustrating.”
“I’m feeling a little down,” Ravens supporter Kwan Johnson expressed. “I’m a little depressed, but we’ll be back. We intend to return.
Esther Kane Corbett, a Ravens supporter, said it was painful to witness the fallout from the unsuccessful Super Bowl bid.
“I couldn’t even look at some kids because they were crying, and I didn’t want to start crying,” she stated.
Ravens fans were in a good mood prior to the game. Even with their confused emotions, a few of them took a moment after the game to consider how Jackson had led the team to success and brought it closer to winning the Lombardi Trophy.
“Lamar took the initiative. This year, he went one step further. triumphed in a postseason match. I was able to access the final game. He performed incredibly well.”
Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland kept his attention on the future, pointing out that the Ravens would have more chances to show off their abilities.
