All was well for those who believe in momentum. baltimore ravensHe was on the sideline in the fourth quarter of Sunday's AFC divisional round away game. buffalo bills.
And with one punch, the momentum changed.
Thanks to some mistakes by the Ravens, the Bills entered the locker room with a 21-10 lead at halftime. However, in the second half, Baltimore used its defense and rushing offense to regain control of the game. Derrick Henry darted into the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown run to cut Buffalo's lead to 21-19, and the Bills increased their lead to 24-19 on their ensuing possession, but the Ravens were still within striking distance. I was there.
On the next drive, Baltimore faced a 2-11 situation, but quarterback Lamar Jackson calmly dug into the pocket and found tight end Mark Andrews wide open in the middle of the field. Andrews pulled the throw at the Buffalo 43-yard line, but immediately went for another throw.
That's when the punch that rocked the AFC Championship Game landed.
As Andrews tried to make a move and cut east-west, Buffalo defender Terrell Bernard delivered a perfectly timed “peanut punch” to the football, knocking it off Andrews' right arm.
This image shows how much space Andrews had before his fumble.
Bernard pounced on the loose football and gave the ball back to Buffalo's offense, swinging momentum hard in this game. Buffalo drove deep into Baltimore territory on its ensuing possession, spending more than five minutes remaining, before ending the drive with a short field goal by Tyler Bass, pushing the advantage to 27-19.
They took all that momentum back from Baltimore and put the Bills on top of the AFC Championship Game.
