It’s happening again: the Baltimore Ravens are jeopardizing an opportunity to stay ahead in the AFC by losing games that they quite frankly shouldn’t.
Still, Ravens’ head coach John Harbaugh isn’t discontent, and he had this to say after Sunday’s 29-24 loss to the Cleveland Browns:
…you’re not going to win every game, we didn’t make the calls… we didn’t make the plays…
Coach Harbaugh on today’s result. pic.twitter.com/31iGxRMFZ6
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) October 27, 2024
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen has to feel good knowing he left the Ravens last season for higher pay and a new head coach in Mike Tomlin, who is not content with losing.
With the possibility of injury, that is, the reality that no player is physically immortal, Queen knows that he doesn’t want to waste the prime of his NFL career playing under a “we’ll get them next time” type of head coach.
Respectfully, Harbaugh has had a hall-of-fame NFL career, but Queen did not get to share Harbaugh’s Super Bowl glory back in 2013 because he was still in high school. Queen did, however, share the excruciating AFC Championship loss earlier this year with Harbaugh as his coach.
Queen’s Steelers are 6-2, thriving under the leadership of all-pro T.J. Watt and the poise of veteran quarterback Russell Wilson. Queen has played his role within a Steelers defense that ranks No. 2 in opponent points per game.
On defense, the Ravens have clearly taken a step backward since Queen’s departure, and this flaw might be pivotal late in the NFL season when the premiere teams will appear. Whether bittersweet or not, Queen is having the last laugh.
