Ravens Tight End Breaks Franchise Record, Eyes Another
Everyone knew this past Sunday was going to be monumental for Ravens’ TE Mark Andrews. Before Sunday’s matchup in Cleveland, Andrews was four yards away from breaking Derrick Mason’s Baltimore Ravens all-time receiving record of 5,777 yards. Additionally, Andrews was seven receptions away from breaking Mason’s Baltimore all-time reception record of 471. While Andrews quickly broke the yards record with an 11-yard catch early in the first quarter, the milestone was overshadowed by the general lack of explosiveness and redzone success that fans had expected from Lamar Jackson and his squad compared to recent years. However, the 5-5 Ravens squeaked out a 23-16 win, sweeping the Browns in 2025, and getting back to .500 after a 1-5 start.
Andrews caught his first of five targets for 11 yards with 10:39 to go in the first quarter, breaking the Ravens’ all-time yards record. The catch brought him within six of Baltimore’s all-time reception record, also held by Derrick Mason. Andrews had only recorded seven receptions in a game two times since the beginning of the 2023 NFL Season, with the first in the 2023 blowout versus Seattle and the most recent in the 2025 loss in Kansas City. While the recent history was not in Andrews’ favor of breaking both records in one day, his three receptions in Cleveland set up a potentially record-setting day at home versus the Jets.
Andrews, who was drafted in 2018, is already the record holder for most touchdowns scored as a Raven with 56 touchdowns. This means that with four receptions against the Jets this Sunday, Mark Andrews will hold the Baltimore Ravens’ career triple crown. The former Oklahoma Sooner has been included in many lists of all-time Baltimore greats, but the star tight end’s contract expires at the end of this season. Andrews, who turned 30 in early September, has dealt with backlash due to some untimely drops in big moments, most notably the two-point conversion in the 2024 Divisional Round loss to Buffalo. Whether Andrews stays in Baltimore after 2025, he has still been almost as responsible for the success of the Baltimore Ravens as two-time MVP Lamar Jackson.
