In a heart-wrenching game that came down to the wire, the Baltimore Ravens found themselves on the wrong end of missed opportunities in their matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. With just 10 seconds left on the clock and trailing 27-20, Lamar Jackson scrambled to find an open receiver in the end zone, but his pass fell far wide of the mark.

Replays later suggested that Zay Flowers was the intended target, as he had managed to find a gap in the Chiefs' zone defense and was wide open. However, Jackson claimed otherwise in the postgame press conference, stating that he initially spotted Rashod Bateman in his vision, expecting him to stop and settle in the zone. However, Bateman didn't comply, leaving Flowers with a clear path to the end zone.

Jackson's explanation does hold some merit as his errant throw was far behind Flowers. "I was teed off about that because I was like if I held onto that a little bit more, I would've just fired it to Zay for a touchdown," Jackson expressed his frustration during the press conference.

Bateman, however, deserves credit for connecting on a 38-yard pass play, driving the Ravens to the 10-yard line with just three attempts left at the end zone. Unfortunately, the first crack saw Jackson miss another throw, this time to Isaiah Likely, who was open in the back left corner of the end zone. Showing resilience, Jackson targeted Likely once again, and this time, the tight end managed to secure the catch, but his toe touched the out-of-bounds line, resulting in an incomplete pass.

Had the Ravens managed to score on any of these missed opportunities, Coach John Harbaugh indicated that they would have gone for a two-point conversion to secure a victory. Alas, it wasn't meant to be, leaving the Ravens to pick up the pieces from a brutal loss.

However, the Ravens have a chance to bounce back as they prepare for their Week 2 home matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders. With their sights set on redemption, Baltimore will be determined to learn from the missed opportunities and make a strong statement in their next game.