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Ravens’ Derrick Henry takes blame for Bills loss – ‘I put this on me!’<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a><\/p>\n

The Baltimore Ravens rolled into Highmark Stadium to face the Buffalo Bills and laid a brutal beatdown on Sean McDermott’s team…until the last four minutes of the game.<\/p>\n

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Having hung 40 points on the Bills’ defense as Derrick Henry (169 yards) and Lamar Jackson (70 yards) gashed them on the ground,\u00a0it looked like the Ravens were headed for a statement win against their AFC rivals.<\/p>\n

But a Henry fumble late in the fourth quarter gave the Bills life, and Josh Allen scored a touchdown on the next drive. The Ravens then had a chance to kill the game. Faced with a fourth-and-three, Baltimore decided to give the ball back to the Bills, and Allen led a drive that would end up seeing Matt Prater kick the game-winning field goal.<\/p>\n

While football is the ultimate team game, Henry puts the loss entirely on his shoulders.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst of all, I got to take care of the ball,\u201d Henry said<\/a>. \u201cTold my teammates at the game, but it’s also me. I own it like a man. We emphasize taking care of the ball. That’s a big emphasis, especially in our room at running back, taking care of the football, keeping it high and tight and not lackadaisical, and they made a play. But yeah, I put this loss on me. If I take care of the ball feel like it be a different situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ravens masters of own downfall<\/p>\n

While many point to Henry’s fumble as the reason the Ravens lost, for me, it was what happened, or should I say, did not happen on Baltimore’s next drive that was the killer.<\/p>\n

We have seen teams play Patrick Mahomes differently, opting for a “we’re not giving the ball back to him” mindset, and against the Bills, it was Allen who was on fire.<\/p>\n

So that brings me to the fourth-and-three at Baltimore’s 38-yard line.<\/p>\n

The offense, up until the fumble, had been borderline unstoppable, so why not put faith in Lamar or Henry to pick up those three yards and end the game?<\/p>\n

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Instead, John Harbaugh chose to give the ball back to Allen for a chance to win the game.<\/p>\n

Baltimore got scared and paid the ultimate price.<\/p>\n

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