Harbaugh stands by the original play, and maybe it would have worked had Huntley not added his own flair ( NFL NextGen Stats reveal that Huntley was 0.6 yards away from breaking the plane). Dobbins or Gus Edwards, both of whom were running extremely well at that point, to pound it into the end zone? Dobbins, for all his talent and efficacy, didn’t receive a single carry in the red zone on Sunday night. Why didn’t the Ravens hand the ball to J.K. Head coach John Harbaugh told reporters in a post-game press conference that it was Huntley’s decision to go over the top rather than duck low for the traditional quarterback sneak:
Why are you jumping for the goal line when you are over a yard out? how long do you think your arms are? i am dumbfounded.- Benjamin Solak January 16, 2023Īs much as fans may want to point angry fingers at Greg Roman for seemingly calling such an egregious play, the blame should be shifted to Huntley. Ravens dug their own grave in Wild Card game defeat to Bengals A touchdown would have given the Ravens a precious 24-17 lead in the fourth instead, the Bengals stomped on their hearts while running down the field to the other end zone, effectively sealing Baltimore’s fate then and there. Huntley was trying to make a miraculous play, just like he was trying to make a play ( his own words) in the fourth quarter when he leapt over a horde of players on the Bengals’ goal line to dunk his way to a touchdown.Ī Cincy defender knocked the unprotected ball out of Huntley’s hands into Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard’s lap, and Hubbard cradled that rock all the way for a 98-yard fumble-six. The ball bobbled above defenders before falling toward wide receiver James Proche, who lunged forward but couldn’t complete the catch. On the last play of the game, Tyler Huntley heaved the ball up on 4th-and-20 with the Ravens’ postseason hopes on the line. The Ravens lost to the Cincinnati Bengals, 24-17, in the Wild Card round in a heartbreaker of a game that included the whole package: some divisional rivalry chippiness, a demoralizing interception, a rapturous fumble recovery, a sickening fumble-six, and the Hail Mary that nearly ended in unexpected glory.
That line will be inscribed on the gravestone that marks the end of the team’s 2022 season, one that was marred by Lamar Jackson’s injury and a steady offensive decline leading up to this point. The Baltimore Ravens were trying to make a play.
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