The Baltimore Ravens' Week 10 clash against the Minnesota Vikings has a lot on the line from a playoff perspective for John Harbaugh's team, with the AFC North franchise's season hanging in the balance.
But amid all of the pressure to get a win to keep their season alive, there is something on the horizon that will no doubt be front of mind, especially early in the game.
Ravens tight end Mark Andrews is just 18 receiving yards away from becoming the all-time franchise leader in receiving yards, which currently belongs to receiver Derrick Mason, with 5,777 yards.
Andrews, who is currently on 5,760 yards, can go past Mason, and he's revealed his feelings on potentially becoming the franchise leader in receiving yards against the Vikings.
“Just feel incredibly blessed,” Andrews said. “To be a part of such an amazing organization throughout these last eight years, and the incredible players that I've been able to play with, grow with, extremely humbling to just be around here. Obviously playing with Lamar all these years and how many plays we've made, but just continuing to get better, I'm very thankful and I thank God at the end of the day.”
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While the days of the 100+ yard games are likely gone, Andrews has still found ways to be a consistent outlet for Lamar Jackson in the passing game.
While his 230 yards in his eight games don't jump off the page, he is leading the Ravens in touchdowns with four and has six straight games of 20+ yards. So the stats aren't huge, but Lamar does look for No. 89 when a play has to be made.
A career spanning eight years, Andrews is on the cusp of history against the Vikings, and I'd imagine offensive coordinator Todd Monken will have a few plays dialed up to get Andrews the record early in the game.
The All-Pro is close to history, and no one can say he doesn't deserve it.
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