Ravens-Bengals Week 2 Postgame Press Conference 9/17

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SPEAKER_2 (0:42)

The Ravens improved to 2-0 on Sunday with a 27-24 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Hard fought division matchup in an excited locker room after that game. After the win, we had a chance to hear from head coach John Harbaugh about the victory.

John Harbaugh (0:58)

Team win.

Rough, tough, physical, smart win. And a win with playmakers making plays when they had to make plays. Just couldn't be more proud of those guys in this environment. Opening day, the crowd was crazy.

And the team were playing, the Bengals are outstanding. So that's an awesome team win. I'm just proud of every single guy on the team. Resiliency, tenacity, long drives, plays made when they had to be made, stops when they had to be made. Just an outstanding effort and a great way to come in here to open up the AFC North trek that we're about to go on.

SPEAKER_4 (1:35)

John, I know we talked about this before and you said you don't talk about it as a team, but you came in here without five starters, five inter starters, and you were still able to beat the two time defending to the champ. What does that say about it?

John Harbaugh (1:48)

It says a lot. It says a lot about the guys that play. It says that those guys are starting caliber players that played winning football against a great football team in their house. That's what it says and they deserve it. I'm Gino Stone just got a game ball, and he played great football.

And Pat McCarrey had a great football game. Look at the way the offensive line played. Offensive line played a great football game. Pass protection was outstanding. Run blocking was outstanding, just all across the board. And Pat was a great part of it, and Sam Mustafor stepped in. And he just played tremendously well.

And then, of course, the corners. I mean, we pressed them. We got up there, and we pressed them, and we played well. They weren't hitting any fades on us.

Our guys played fantastic out there on the edges, and it's just really proud of those guys. Really proud of them.

SPEAKER_5 (2:32)

You just talked about his performance today.

Lamar Jackson (2:34)

Yeah, I thought Lamar played great football.

John Harbaugh (2:36)

I mean, Lamar played winning football.

He got on rhythm early, hit some passes, made some huge plays, throwing the ball down the field. I mean, the play to Zay started off the second half was as good as it gets, and Zay made a great catch. He gave his guy a chance, and he made the play. He trusted his guy. And then, of course, what he did with his legs, I mean, you know, was a difference maker in the game, and he does it. He just wants to win. Lamar wants to win. You know, that's what Lamar's all about. He wants to win, and he wants to help his teammates win. I'm just so impressed with his competitiveness and how he played today.

SPEAKER_7 (3:11)

If you're fitting to end the game that way, and a third one with Gus being able to pick up those yards right up to Gus.

John Harbaugh (3:18)

Yeah, very fitting. And that's kind of Ravens football right there, I would say. That's, I think Ravens fans appreciate that play, you know. So does an old coach up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jack Harbaugh. Power to the right, you know, power to the left, power to the right, power to the left. That's Jack Harbaugh football. And that's why we we said in there, who's got it better than us?

Yeah, did you hear it? What was the answer?

What was the answer to who's got it better than us? Nobody, nobody, nobody. And it was just, it was awesome. It was great. We love the power play.

SPEAKER_8 (3:50)

For Lamar on that throw to Nellie, just to trust that he's going to win. I mean, I think when he threw the ball, he was still busy running side for side with him. But to put a guy in space like that and trust him to go make that play.