‘All the time Good To See That Man’: Ravens TE Mark Andrews Sees Good Battles Forward With Patrick Queen

After spending 4 years as his teammate with the Baltimore Ravens, getting the prospect to not solely see, however play in opposition to Pittsburgh Steelers’ linebacker Patrick Queen is one thing Ravens’ TE Mark Andrews has come to take pleasure in after the primary two matchups with Queen on the opposite aspect of the rivalry now.

A primary-round decide of the Ravens within the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU, Queen spent 4 seasons with Baltimore, placing collectively a second-team All-Professional season in 2023. Previous to the 2023 season, the Ravens declined Queen’s fifth-year choice, making him a free agent after that 12 months.

The Steelers pounced on him, touchdown Queen on a three-year deal price $41 million, aiming to reply the ILB place for years to return. Although he’s had an up-and-down first season with the Steelers, Queen had a big impact within the first matchup with the Ravens, recording 10 tackles and forcing a key fumble, establishing a Chris Boswell area aim.

On Saturday in Baltimore although, Queen actually struggled. Andrews bought the very best of him in a single matchup, hauling in a 16-yard cross, serving to the Ravens roll to a 34-17 win.

Regardless of getting the win over Queen and the Steelers and having some success in particular person matchups along with his former teammate, Andrews — who appeared on the Pat McAfee Present Monday afternoon — had nothing however reward for his former teammate.

“It’s nice [to face Queen]. I bought plenty of love for Patrick and the kind of participant that he’s. That was one,” Andrews stated of the matchup with Queen and his 16-yard catch in opposition to him, in line with video through the present’s YouTube web page. “There’s one in the long run zone the place I ought to have had on him, however he made play.

“However it’s all the time good to see that man and go in opposition to him. And I’m positive there’s gonna be many extra battles for 3 years to return.”

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Matching up with Queen on Saturday, in line with Professional Soccer Focus, Andrews was focused twice in opposition to the Steelers’ linebacker and hauled within the 16-yard cross from QB Lamar Jackson.

Right here’s a have a look at that play.

Andrews was in a position to get bodily on the high of his stem and clear Queen, operating away from him on the crossing route for the massive catch, which helped spark the Ravens’ landing drive after the Steelers had simply scored to knot it up at 17-17.

Earlier within the sport, Queen held his personal whereas matched up with Andrews 1-on-1 within the pink zone, getting bodily along with his former teammate and enjoying by way of the catchpoint in the long run zone to assist for an incompletion in opposition to Andrews.

Within the earlier matchup in Week 11 at Acrisure Stadium, Andrews wasn’t focused in opposition to Queen, maintaining the veteran tight finish from getting a shot at his former teammate.

However on Saturday, he did, and he made a giant play.

Exterior of that one catch in opposition to Queen, the Steelers did an honest job maintaining Andrews in examine. Nonetheless, he did discover the top zone due to a brutal miscommunication between security Minkah Fitzpatrick and cornerback Cameron Sutton through which Sutton ought to have taken Andrews, resulting in the Ravens’ star tight finish being broad open in the long run zone.

Transferring ahead, that matchup — together with Isaiah Seemingly — might be a key one in Steelers-Ravens. It’ll be enjoyable to look at.