"This sickening feeling came at the end of Sunday night's 41-40 season-opening loss, which shouldn't be lumped together with past late-game collapses for Baltimore. This was a historic meltdown that led to the Ravens giving up 16 unanswered points because of struggles on pass defense, a debatable coaching decision and a turnover by one of the game's best all-time running backs."
"To put Baltimore's disastrous fourth quarter in perspective, teams had a record of 2,312-3 (.998) when holding a lead of 15 or more points in the final four minutes of a game since 2000, according to ESPN Research. When the Ravens were up 40-25 with 4:48 remaining, their chances of winning were at 99.1%. The Ravens entered the regular season as the betting favorite to win the Super Bowl and started with one of the most mind-blowing defeats in franchise history."
Baltimore lost the season opener to Buffalo 41-40 after surrendering 16 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. Josh Allen finished with 394 passing yards as the Bills rallied. Derrick Henry's fourth-quarter fumble swung momentum and contributed to the collapse. Questionable coaching decisions and problems in pass defense compounded late-game breakdowns. Teams leading by 15+ with less than four minutes remaining historically almost always win; the Ravens were 99.1% likely to win when up 40-25 with 4:48 left. The defeat came despite preseason expectations that Baltimore was a Super Bowl favorite.
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