BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens aren't going to the playoffs because they failed to finish.
Sunday's 31-27 heartbreaking loss to the Cincinnati Bengals falls on the defense not being able to stop the Bengals when it counted.
After spending most of their attention in free agency and the draft on defense, the Ravens allowed a 49-yard touchdown to Tyler Boyd on fourth-and-12 with under a minute remaining. This comes after Baltimore had rallied from a 14-point deficit to take its first lead in the fourth quarter.
The Ravens had a projected 97 percent chance to make the playoffs, according to ESPN's Football Power Index.