John Harbaugh responds to criticism from Vic Fangio

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Leading by 16 points with just three seconds left in last week’s game against the Denver Broncos, the Baltimore Ravens chose to run the ball instead of taking a knee to miss the time.

The Ravens were hoping to tie an NFL record of 43 straight games with at least 100 rushing yards. Lamar Jackson’s five-yard run with three seconds left secured the record-breaking 102 rushing yards in Week 4.

Broncos coach Vic Fangio was clearly not happy with Baltimore’s decision, and he had a few choice words for the organization.

“It’s just how they operate there,” Fangio said Monday. “Player safety is secondary.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh responded to that criticism on Monday.

“I promise you I won’t think about this insult for a second,” Harbaugh said. “What makes sense to us may not be meaningful to them. Their concerns certainly aren’t ours. And, you know, we weren’t expecting to get the ball back, you know? But I had already decided. we decided that if we got the ball back we would try to get the yards back, and we got it with three seconds left.

“So you throw the ball into the end zone with 10 seconds left, I don’t know if there’s a 16-point touchdown that’s going to be possible there. So, you know, it doesn’t matter. do with winning, so like I said, what is meaningful to us might not be meaningful to them, and we weren’t going to care.

Harbaugh comparing his decision to Denver’s decision to sue a touchdown in the trash is not an identical comparison. Offenses are chasing landings in the trash almost every week in an effort to build some good momentum for the next week. Baltimore was simply chasing a record that hardly makes sense (akin to chasing a preseason record in a game where JK Dobbins suffered a late season injury).

And Harbaugh’s remarks about a 16-point touchdown weren’t quite right, either. While it would have been extremely unlikely, the Broncos could have scored a touchdown, converted a two-point conversion, attempted a back kick and recovered with a second to go, scored another touchdown and attempted a second two-point conversion. .

Again, there was almost no way this would actually happen, but it was possible. So comparing Denver chasing points with the Ravens chasing a rushed record isn’t an entirely fair comparison.

Fangio coached under Harbuagh in Baltimore from 2008 to 2009. If those two teams find themselves in the playoffs later this season, it will be very interesting to see how the two coaches interact with each other before and after the game.

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