Analysis: The Stakes Are High as the Ravens Move on From the Stability of the Harbaugh Era
Owner Steve Bisciotti fired Harbaugh after an 8-9 season and playoff miss, ending a record 18-year tenure with 180 wins and a Super Bowl title.
- On Tuesday, the Baltimore Ravens dismissed their Super Bowl-winning head coach John Harbaugh following their season-ending 26-24 loss at Pittsburgh, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti saying he chose to 'make a change at head coach'.
- After a disappointing 8-9 season, the Ravens faced pressure despite Derrick Henry's addition and strong rushing and scoring, while contract and future discussions about John Harbaugh simmered for seasons.
- Harbaugh departs with a 180-113 regular-season record and a 13-11 playoff record, holding an NFL record of eight road playoff wins and a.614 career winning percentage.
- The firing immediately creates one of seven NFL coaching vacancies, and ESPN reported Harbaugh's agent fielded seven calls, signaling potential coaching carousel and franchise strategy shifts.
- Analysts say the Ravens head-coaching job is the best opening since the 2020 Cowboys or 2019 Packers, raising questions if Harbaugh's availability will push other NFL franchises considering coaching changes to act.
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Reactions continue to pour in as the Baltimore Ravens made the seismic decision Tuesday to cut ties with head coach John Harbaugh after 18 seasons at the helm. Former Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith, who was on Harbaugh’s Super Bowl-winning team in 2013, spoke on the T.J. Smith show Wednesday morning. Smith called Harbaugh a great leader. “What happened in Baltimore and what coach Harbaugh did, obviously it’s a Hall of Fame resume, but it’s so…
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Yesterday, John Harbaugh — longtime head coach of the Baltimore Ravens — was fired, ending his 18-year tenure with the team. The decision came just two days after the Ravens finished the 2025 season with an 8-9 record, missing the playoffs following a 26-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 18, where a missed field goal as time expired cost them the AFC North title.In the two days between the Ravens’ season ender and Harbaugh’s firing, Jas…
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