Ravens’ John Harbaugh on decision to go for 2 instead of game-tying PAT in loss to Steelers

PITTSBURGH — The analytics essentially said it was toss-up on whether the Baltimore Ravens should have aggressively gone for two points near the end of Sunday’s game with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

But coach John Harbaugh believed there was no debate, because injuries once again impacted the season of the banged-up Ravens.

Harbaugh explained that injuries affected his decision to go for a potential game-winning 2-point conversion instead of settling for a tying point-after kick. With 12 seconds remaining in regulation, Lamar Jackson’s pass on the 2-point conversion went off the outstretched left hand of tight end Mark Andrews as the Ravens fell to the Steelers 20-19 at Heinz Field.

Asked why he went for two instead of the PAT to force overtime, Harbaugh said: “[We’re] trying to win the game right there. We were pretty much out of corners at that point in time. It was an opportunity to try to win the game right there.”

Ravens Pro Bowl cornerback Marlon Humphrey appeared to grab his right shoulder when trying to tackle Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson on Pittsburgh’s go-ahead 5-yard TD with 1:48 to play. The Ravens fear Humphrey suffered a season-ending pectoral injury on the play, a source told ESPN, confirming a report by NFL Network.

Harbaugh said Humphrey will have an MRI and declined to specify the injury.

“It could be a while for Marlon,” he said.

The analytics slightly favored Baltimore going for two points (47.1%) over the kick (46.5%), according to ESPN Stats & Information research.

Jackson backed Harbaugh’s decision.

“I want to win,” Jackson said. “I didn’t want to go to overtime anyway.”

With the Ravens trailing 20-13, Jackson capped a 60-yard drive by hitting Sammy Watkins for a 6-yard touchdown. Then, on the 2-point conversion, Andrews was uncovered in the right flat but Jackson had to step up and adjust his throw because Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt was in his face.

Jackson is now 3-of-10 on 2-point conversions in his career (either rushing or…