The box score showed a 32-14 loss, but for the Baltimore Ravens, the frustration ran much deeper than just numbers. It stemmed from a critical decision that head coach John Harbaugh had to answer for. He took to the media and revealed behind-the-scenes reasoning for a major strategic decision, but it ultimately backfired.

The Ravens, with their typically run-heavy and physically imposing identity, surprisingly strayed from the ground game. Postgame, Harbaugh copped to this being, in fact, a decision not to run the ball as much. Baltimore pivoted early toward an aggressive approach that unraveled under pressure. It put more on the shoulders of Lamar Jackson and the passing attack, which struggled badly as the game continued.

”When you turn the ball over as much as we did tonight, that’

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