It’s easy to blame the Ravens defense for their collapse. They didn’t just have one chance to end the game. They had a few chances to stop the Chiefs and walk away with a victory. This is where the past colors or judgment. This brings up 4th and 12 last year. It invokes the memory of Antonio Brown reaching across the goal line as well. The Ravens have lost this way so many times that blaming the defense for buckling at the end is almost a reflex. This seems different.
When the Ravens gave up the 4th & 12 to the Bengals, the made Andy Dalton and Tyler Boyd the heroes of the game.