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Owings Mills, MD– Baltimore Ravens Coach John Harbaugh responded to questions about his job security on Monday by saying he is thinking about Saturday’s game green Bay Packers And not his future.
“I try to do a job, not try to keep a job,” Harbaugh said. “My focus for the last 18 years here and the last 41 years in coaching is I’m trying to do the best job I can today and fight as hard as I can so guys have the best chance to be successful today. And after today I’m not thinking about anything because it’s not what we’re given to think about.”
Harbaugh said, “We don’t have any control over it other than the work we do today. And if we do a good enough job today, there will be an opportunity to do that job or a different job tomorrow. And that’s what you hope for.”
Harbaugh, 63, is facing one of the most challenging seasons in his 18 years as Ravens head coach. After entering the season as the betting Super Bowl favorite, Baltimore (7-8) could be eliminated from playoff contention this weekend if the Ravens lose at the Packers on Saturday or steelers win over Browns On Sunday.
After Sunday’s 28-24 loss new England PatriotsFor the first time since 2015, the Ravens are playing with a losing record in December. Baltimore also recorded its sixth loss at home, the most in a season in franchise history.
Harbaugh has come under scrutiny for his lack of carries given to running backs derrick henry Another one in the fourth quarter Sunday to take the fourth quarter lead. Sunday’s loss is Baltimore’s sixth since 2019 after leading by double digits in the fourth quarter, which is tied Chicago Bears The most in the NFL during that period.
“One thing I’ve always believed is that, first of all, coaching at any level is an everyday job,” Harbaugh said. “And your job is to do the best job you can today, and do everything you can to help your players and your coaches – if you’re the head coach – be the best they can be every day.”
After bouncing back from a 1-5 start this season, Baltimore has won five in a row and increased its playoff chances to 71.9%, according to ESPN Analytics. The Ravens then lost three of their next four games – all losses at home – and their postseason chances dropped to 7.5%.
Asked if he had received any assurances from Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti about coaching next season, Harbaugh responded, “The future is today. The future is the Green Bay Packers and that’s what we’re looking at.”
Harbaugh signed a three-year extension with Baltimore in late March, which keeps him under contract through the 2028 season. He is the team’s all-time winningest head coach with a 192–123 record (.605).
As the second-longest tenured NFL coach behind the Steelers’ Mike Tomlin, who is in his 19th season in Pittsburgh, Harbaugh has guided the Ravens to a Super Bowl title in 2012, two No. 1 seeds in the AFC and six AFC North titles. His 12 playoff berths are the second-most in the league since arriving in Baltimore in 2008, behind Andy Reid (14).
Harbaugh said Bisciotti has been a helpful owner and a great leader.
“He’s challenging, too. Steve wants to win. He wants to succeed,” Harbaugh said. “I’ve been around a lot of competitors in this job or even in my family and there’s no bigger competitor than Steve Biscotti. And that’s one of the many things I admire and appreciate about him.”
The Ravens’ season has also been derailed by some quarterback injuries lamar jacksonThe latest is a back injury, which caused him to leave Sunday’s game late in the first half,
Jackson’s condition is being considered day-to-day after undergoing an MRI on Monday.
“It doesn’t seem like it’s any more than that, but obviously they’re painful and tough,” Harbaugh said. “There are no issues beyond the good significant controversy, which is clearly a serious matter.”
