The play that most summed up Baltimore’s loss at Pittsburgh last weekend may have occurred at the end of the second quarter, when the Ravens went for it on fourth down — by accident.
It was fourth-and-2 from the Pittsburgh 23, and with little time remaining, it appeared obvious Baltimore would kick a field goal and go into halftime up 10. Instead, the ball was snapped to Lamar Jackson, who threw incomplete.
“The idea was to run the clock down and not leave them time to come the other way and then just call a timeout and kick the field goal,” coach John Harbaugh said.