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Ravens lose to Chiefs 33-28: The Good, bad and the ugly

By Chris Schisler

KANSAS CITY, MO - SEPTEMBER 22: Running back Darrel Williams #31 of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts after picking up a first down against the Baltimore Ravens during the second half at Arrowhead Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - SEPTEMBER 22: Running back Darrel Williams #31 of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts after picking up a first down against the Baltimore Ravens during the second half at Arrowhead Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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KANSAS CITY, MO – SEPTEMBER 22: Head coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens shouts at side judge Jabir Walker after a personal foul penalty on the Ravens during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO – SEPTEMBER 22: Head coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens shouts at side judge Jabir Walker after a personal foul penalty on the Ravens during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) /

The Ugly:

John Harbaugh had an interesting set of decisions in this game, didn’t he? To recap he decided to go for two after the Ravens took a 6-0 lead. The Ravens didn’t get the two points and it cost them later on. In the second quarter he kept the offense on the field on fourth down. The result was a short field for a Chiefs offense that didn’t need any help. When the Ravens attempted a comeback they had a chance to cut the lead to 10. An odd two point conversion attempt that the Ravens failed on made it an 11 point game. There is no logic to that decision. There just is no way to explain that one. Harbaugh had a handful of choices that gave us real head scratching moments. It’s one thing to be aggressive. It’s another thing to be foolish.

Lamar Jackson is an incredible quarterback but he had some awful throws in this contest. Jackson was 22-43 passing and his timing was off. Over throwing Marquise Brown is actually a hard thing to do and Jackson did it a handful of times. Jackson struggled in this game. If it weren’t for some late game heroics (where he got some good fortune on) his stats for this game would be a lot uglier. Jackson was just not in sync and it cost the Ravens in this one. The Jackson hype train should keep chugging along. That doesn’t mean there isn’t a good bit of constructive criticism for him here.

Next. Quick hits from loss to the Chiefs. dark

Finally, we have to point out that the Ravens decided to play catch up against the most explosive team in the AFC. Going down 23-6 at the half is a tried and true way of losing in Arrowhead Stadium. Being down 30-13 makes made for a compelling comeback, but it wasn’t one Baltimore could finish. The Chiefs dominated this game and only won by five points. The ugliest part of everything is with all this bad, and all this ugliness, the Ravens had a chance. They didn’t come away with the win.

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