NFL Exec Calls out Ravens for Bills Loss, 'There Is Something There That Doesn't Work'

The Buffalo Bills' dramatic 41-40 comeback victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Sunday's Week 1 showdown may have been a postseason preview between two presumed title contenders, but one NFL executive believes the result might be the same for the Ravens.

"Baltimore has struggled closing in the playoffs—there is something there that doesn't work," the executive told Mike Sando of The Athletic. "Both teams are flawed, but they are so good, it's just back and forth. They will both cycle right back through and be there in the end."

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There is no doubting Lamar Jackson as one of the league's most talented quarterbacks with a resume that includes two MVPs, three First-Team All-Pro selections and four Pro Bowl nods, but he is just 3-5 in the playoffs and is yet to hoist the Lombardi Trophy.

Even when he plays well in the postseason, something else has seemingly always gone wrong to prevent Baltimore from reaching the sport's biggest stage. That was on full display in last season's AFC Divisional Round loss to the Bills when Mark Andrews dropped the game-tying two-point conversion in the final two minutes.

Sunday was yet another near-miss, as the Ravens appeared to be on cruise control by the time Derrick Henry scored a 46-yard touchdown to open up a 40-25 advantage with fewer than 12 minutes remaining.

However, things fell apart the rest of the way for the visitors.

Tyler Loop missing the ensuing extra point was just a sign of things to come, as the Baltimore offense picked up a single first down on its final three possessions. Henry's lost fumble was arguably the biggest play, but the offense also went three-and-out with a chance to put the game away in the last two minutes.

Meanwhile, Josh Allen was unstoppable down the stretch and engineered back-to-back touchdown drives to cut the deficit to two before the Bills got the ball back after the Ravens' final three-and-out.

The result felt inevitable by that point, and the league's reigning MVP moved right down the field to set the Bills up for Matt Prater's game-winning field goal as time expired.

It was an instant classic between two teams that are talented enough to lift the Lombardi Trophy, but at least one NFL executive saw it as another sign the Ravens are missing something that will help them get over the hump against the Bills and Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC.