Ravens coach John Harbaugh not worried about job security - ESPN

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh addressed questions about his job security on Monday by saying he's thinking about Saturday's game at the Green Bay Packers and not his future.

«I try to do the job, not try to keep the job,» Harbaugh said. «My focus has been for the last 18 years here and the last 41 years in coaching is to try to do the best job I can today and fight as hard as I can so the guys have the best chance to be successful today. And anything after today, I'm not thinking about because it's not given for us to think about.»

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.

After Sunday's 28-24 loss to the New England Patriots, the Ravens are playing in December with a losing record for the first time since 2015. Baltimore also recorded its sixth loss at home, which is the most in a single season in franchise history.

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.

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