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Ravens choky extremity Mark Andrews continues to rewrite the franchise grounds books, mounting the single-season receptions people during Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
With 1:38 remaining successful the 2nd quarter, Andrews caught a 7-yard walk from backup backmost Tyler Huntley for his 104th reception of the season, surpassing erstwhile Ravens receiver Derrick Mason, who had 103 successful 16 games successful 2007.
Andrews, who was named to his 2nd Pro Bowl successful 3 seasons, has enjoyed an historical season. During the Ravens’ 20-19 nonaccomplishment to the Los Angeles Rams past week, helium broke the franchise’s single-season receiving yards record, which was acceptable by precocious wide receiver Michael Jackson (1,201) successful 1996.
That feat came aft Andrews became the archetypal choky extremity successful squad past to grounds 1,000 receiving yards successful a play during the Ravens’ nonaccomplishment to the Green Bay Packers successful Week 15.
Andrews’ occurrence this play prompted him to beryllium voted the team’s 2021 Most Valuable Player, an grant voted connected by section media who screen the team. Andrews presently leads each choky ends successful the NFL successful catches and receiving yards (1,330) portion tied for archetypal successful receiving touchdowns with nine.
Entering Sunday, Andrews was 141 receiving yards distant from mounting the league grounds for astir receiving yards successful a play by a choky end. He ended the archetypal fractional with 5 catches for 54 yards.
Andrews is besides 1 touchdown distant from joining Kansas City Chiefs prima Travis Kelce arsenic the lone choky ends successful NFL past to nutrient astatine slightest 100 receptions, 1,200 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns successful a azygous season.
This communicative volition beryllium updated.
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