Throughout the 2021 season, Mark Andrews has not only made a case for being the best tight end in Ravens history, but one of the team’s all-time best pass catchers.
On Sunday afternoon against the Los Angeles Rams, Andrews continued his historic season by breaking the franchise’s single-season receiving yards record, which was set by former receiver Michael Jackson (1,201) in 1996.
With the Ravens facing a first-and-19 early in the second quarter, Andrews caught an 18-yard pass from backup quarterback Tyler Huntley, giving him 1,205 yards for the season.
Entering Sunday, Andrews needed 11 receptions to eclipse Derrick Mason’s team record, set in 2007.
“I’m definitely aware,” Andrews said this week when asked about the records. “Someone said [Jackson’s record has] been around for like 26 years, and that’s a big thing. That’s something where your name is stapled into an organization and a franchise, and not many people get that opportunity. So, that’s going to be, obviously, a huge honor, if I’m able to do that and get that.”
Andrews has been one of the best tight ends in the league this season. Heading into Week 17, the 2018 third-round draft pick was first among tight ends in receptions and receiving yards, while his nine touchdown catches is tied for most in the league among tight ends.
During the Ravens’ loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 15, he became the first tight end in team history to record 1,000 receiving yards in a season.
Andrews has recorded at least 100 receiving yards and a touchdown in three straight games, tying the Chicago Bears’ Jimmy Graham for the longest streak by a tight end in NFL history.
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