Jamison HensleyDec 22, 2025, 04:38 PM ETCloseJamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.Follow on X
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Harbaugh added, “We don’t have control over that, except for the job we do today. And if we do a good enough job today, then the opportunity to do that job or a different job will be there tomorrow. And that’s what you hope for.”
Harbaugh, 63, is enduring one of the most challenging seasons in his 18 years as the Ravens’ head coach. After entering the season as the betting Super Bowl favorite, Baltimore (7-8) can be eliminated from playoff contention this weekend if the Ravens lose at the Packers on Saturday or the Steelers win at the Browns on Sunday.
Harbaugh has come under scrutiny for the lack of carries given to running back Derrick Henry in Sunday’s fourth quarter and another blown fourth-quarter lead. Sunday’s loss marked Baltimore’s sixth since 2019 after leading by double digits in the fourth quarter, which is tied with the Chicago Bears for the most in the NFL during that span.
“One thing I always have believed is that, first of all, coaching at any level is a day-to-day job,” Harbaugh said. “And your job is to do the best job you can today, and to do everything you can to help your players and your coaches — if you’re a head coach — be the best they can be every single day.”
Harbaugh signed a three-year extension with Baltimore in late March, which puts him under contract through the 2028 season. He’s 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 behind Andy Reid (14) since he arrived in Baltimore in 2008.
The Ravens’ season has also been derailed by a handful of injuries to quarterback Lamar Jackson. The latest is a back contusion, which forced him to leave Sunday’s game late in the first half.
“It doesn’t look like it’s more than that, but obviously those are painful and tough,” Harbaugh said. “There’s no kind of issues beyond a good significant contusion, which is obviously a serious deal.”
Orlovsky: Ravens are most disappointing team this season (0:56)Dan Orlovsky and Dominique Foxworth express their disappointment in Ravens falling short of expectations this season. (0:56)
Dan Orlovsky and Dominique Foxworth express their disappointment in Ravens falling short of expectations this season. (0:56)
CloseJamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.Follow on X
Harbaugh said Bisciotti has been a supportive owner and a great leader.
Jackson’s status is considered day-to-day after undergoing an MRI on Monday.