Lamar Jackson, frustrated as he was, was not about to throw Mark Andrews under the bus.

The Ravens quarterback instead shouldered the blame for his two turnovers after Baltimore suffered a heartbreaking 27-25 loss against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Jackson defended his trusted tight end whose game-altering drop came in the biggest moment.

“I’m just as hurt as Mark,” Jackson told reporters at Highmark Stadium, per ESPN. “(It’s not) his fault. All of us played a factor in that game. It’s a team effort. We’re not going to put that on Mark because he’s been battling all season. He’s been doing all the great things he’s been doing all season. It (doesn’t) always go our way. We want it to, but at the moment in time, it’s not going our way. We need to figure it out.”

Jackson connected with Isaiah Likely for a 24-yard touchdown with 1:33 left in regulation. It cut Buffalo’s lead to 27-25, prompting the Ravens to go for a game-tying two-point conversion.

Jackson rolled to his right and threw a pass that hit Andrews in the stomach, but the veteran pass-catcher failed to hold on as he fell backward into the end zone. Buffalo recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the rest of the clock to advance to the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

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“There’s nobody that has more heart and cares more and fights more than Mark,” Ravens head coach John Harbaugh told reporters, per ESPN. “We wouldn’t be here without Mark Andrews.”

Jackson pointed to Baltimore’s three turnovers, two of which he committed, as the reason the Ravens came up short. Jackson threw an interception on Baltimore’s second offensive possession and was strip-sacked on the next drive, which ultimately led to a Bills touchdown.

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“We can’t have that (expletive), and that’s why we lost the game,” Jackson said. “As you can see, we’re moving the ball wonderfully … it’s hold on to the (expletive) ball. I’m sorry for my language. This (expletive) is annoying. I’m tired of this (expletive).”

Andrews did not speak to the media after the game, per ESPN.

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