Ravens vs. Bengals Week 13 Postgame Press Conferences

SPEAKER_2 (0:05)

You're listening to the Ravens Press Pass Podcasts. The Ravens fell to the Cincinnati Bengals 32 to 14 at MT Bank Stadium on Thanksgiving. After the game, we heard from head coach John Harbaugh.

John Harbaugh (0:16)

Okay, obviously, congratulations to the Bengals. They played a winning football game and deserved the victory. We did not play a winning football game, and that's what happens when you don't play winning football. So disappointed in that. We'll pull ourselves together and get ready for Pittsburgh coming in here. Everything we want to accomplish is still in front of us, and we'll go to work on the next game. Every game stands alone. This one we'll put behind us, and we'll look forward to what we can accomplish going forward. What questions you have?

SPEAKER_4 (0:45)

John, tonight Lamar had three turnovers, something that doesn't happen very often with him. Has Lamar, over the past few years, has Lamar looked like Lamar to you?

John Harbaugh (0:55)

Just, when you turn the ball over as much as we did tonight, that's the story of the game. You know, we've got to do it. We just can't do it. But you can't do it if you want to win football games.

SPEAKER_5 (1:04)

John, did Cincinnati do anything different? I know the turnovers, of course. Did they show you anything different defensively that you weren't expecting?

John Harbaugh (1:11)

No.

SPEAKER_6 (1:14)

John, were you happy with how much you ran the ball tonight in the second quarter?

John Harbaugh (1:19)

You try to do what you can do to win the game. I mean, if they're going to put a bunch of people up there, we had a lot of open guys, and you saw opportunities to score. I think we had two of them called back that were the result of throwing the ball against the looks they were giving us. So it's a matter of finishing those plays and putting them in the end zone.

SPEAKER_5 (1:36)

John, what can you tell us about the equipment with the foot injury?

John Harbaugh (1:40)

Nate's injury is not serious in terms of being a long-term injury. I don't know if it will be next week or what. We'll have to see where that goes. And then Chandler is a more serious knee injury.

SPEAKER_7 (1:51)

John, what was the speed of injuries? Do you have any update on Justice Hill? He suddenly was hurt and then he was on IR?

John Harbaugh (1:56)

No, he had a neck thing that was kind of bothering him. And all of a sudden it caused some issues and they went and looked at it. He's got a disc issue. It's going to keep him out for a few weeks.

SPEAKER_6 (2:09)

John, I mean, the Jets and the Bengals before you guys played them, not very high statistic defenses.

We hear a lot from Todd Munkin after games. Got to scheme better, got to coach better, got to execute better. Do you see evidence that that can happen after, especially the last two performances of your offense?

John Harbaugh (2:29)

Of course, absolutely. It's a national football league. I mean, anybody that watches the national football league, is a fan of the national football league, or covers the national football league, or watches the other games, understands that it's a week-to-week league.

SPEAKER_8 (2:42)

John, is there any reason for you from Lamar, is that accuracy issues over the recent weeks?

John Harbaugh (2:49)

I just think you try to do the best you can from play to play and game to game to execute and make plays.

SPEAKER_9 (2:55)

Is he fully healthy?

John Harbaugh (2:58)

Fully healthy? Yeah, he's fully healthy to play. Yeah, absolutely. That's why it's fun.

SPEAKER_9 (3:05)

Okay.

SPEAKER_10 (3:06)

John, I guess what would you have wanted to see the offense do better against some of those covers you're out of looks since the next show?

John Harbaugh (3:13)

Well, I mean, you put it all together. You like to be able to make them pay for it, you know, get the ball in somebody's hands quickly or, you know, pick it up and extend the play if you can. I mean, all those things are what you try to do. We did not do a good job of that tonight.

SPEAKER_8 (3:26)

John, you've preached turnovers all year ever since going back to the summer. Is it just reminding them or, like, how frustrating is it?

John Harbaugh (3:34)

It's just one of those kind of games. I mean, we had a bad game with that. You know, we did not protect the football.

It's not good, you know. It's on me. I'm a coach, you know. And my job is to make it clear to the guys that that's not okay. You know, you put the ball away. You protect the football. That's how it's done. And, you know, you catch it, you put it away. You finish the run. You do whatever you got to do to protect the football because that's job one. I mean, that's what wins and loses games. Our guys know that. Everybody knows it. And it's my responsibility to make sure they understand that and that we practice it that way every single day. And it carries over to the game.