DeAndre Hopkins revisits Ravens’ season-ending loss to Steelers

Time may pass, but some losses take time to fade fully, if they ever do. For DeAndre Hopkins, the Baltimore Ravens' season-ending defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers still lingers. It's understandable why it would.

The agony isn't simply fueled by the game's result or Tyler Loop's field goal attempt sailing wide of its target . It's triggered by a wide range of emotions, most of which are related to how the loss unfolded . It wasn't just any defeat.

It was the kind of moment that leaves a locker room searching for answers. Emotions certainly ran high. Frustration had to have boiled over, and the reality of the situation didn't feel immediate, but now everyone has had about two months to get their thoughts together.

Here are a few of DeAndre Hopkins's comments as he recently opened up about the game for the first time since its conclusion: "That was probably the hottest I have seen the locker room. Derrick (Henry) and I were just looking at each other like, 'Did that really just happen? ' I didn't think it was real for a second.