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AFC Championship loss puts spotlight on Ravens' shortcomings

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Baltimore had planned a Purple Party but instead, there was a Red Rage following the AFC Championship Game.

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The Baltimore Ravens squared off against the Kansas City Chiefs and lost 17-10 on their home turf of M&T Bank Stadium.

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"The Kansas City Chiefs came in here and bullied the Baltimore Ravens—beat them at their own game," former Raven wide receiver Qadry Ismail said.

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WJZ's Mark Viviano said the game was disappointing from the beginning until the bitter end. This was the Raven's first-ever appearance at home for a conference title game.

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Kansas City scored off the bat and the Ravens responded. After that, Lamar Jackson escaped a sack as he had done many times during the game, and he found Zay Flowers downfield 30-yard touchdown tied at 7-7 in the first quarter.

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Kansas City didn't score after the half. They led 17-7 in the fourth quarter. Jackson threw to Zay Flowers, and that looked like an end-zone touchdown.

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Instead, though, it was a turnover as Flowers had the ball knocked from his hands at the goal line. Kansas City recovered it.

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