Seahawks-Ravens Week 9 Postgame Press Conference 11/5

SPEAKER_1 (0:03)

Welcome to the Ravens Press Pass Podcasts. It is a good Sunday in Baltimore as the Ravens took down the Seattle Seahawks 37-3 at M&T Bank Stadium. The Ravens are now 7-2 on the season, and they are tied for the best record in the AFC. It was a dominant victory from start to finish, and head coach John Harbaugh discussed the win after the game.

John Harbaugh (0:29)

Alright, first of all, like we said in the locker room, I'll say it again, all glory to God. We are a humble group that works hard, and I'm really proud of those guys for the way they played. I mean, it's been a lot of things going on in terms of challenges to preparation, different travel, different things, injuries, and guys have just done a great job of fighting through that, keeping our eyes straight ahead, no turning to the left, no turning to the right, and just doing the best they can do, and it showed up today in a total team effort, and that's what it was. Total team effort against a very good football team, so proud of that.

We'll stand on that going forward and stack it, and then we'll get ready for obviously a huge game next Sunday against our division rival, the Browns. So what questions do you have?

SPEAKER_3 (1:13)

John, I know nothing is won by week nine, but when you're at the end of the game and you look up there and you're beating another division leader by 34 points, what's kind of going through your head?

John Harbaugh (1:26)

I mean, I thought, man, I like these a lot better, that's okay. But it's great, and because as a coach, it's fulfilling because all the things you work on, all the things the guys work on, you see it transferred onto the field in a game.

That's what you're excited about because they have success. The guys have success doing the things that you want. But you also understand that it's one win. You don't get credit for more than one win no matter what the score is. So our job is to stack wins and our attention turns to the next game. So, but happy with the guys. They're going to enjoy it.

Then Tuesday afternoon, they'll be working on the Browns.

SPEAKER_4 (1:58)

John, you've seen some very dominant defenses in your time with the Ravens.

John Harbaugh (2:08)

That's a good question. I mean, I think that's a great word for it, really, to be honest with you. That's excellent. I wouldn't have thought of that. But there's a lot of truth in that.

And I do think that, you know, I think we have the ability to, you know, to morph the way we need to morph, you know, week to week, series to series. But that's one thing. The other thing is the guys.

The guys have been on point. The guys are doing what they're supposed to do as hard as they can every play.

Not as perfect all the time, but when you do as hard as you can, as well as you can every play, you know, you get pretty close. And, you know, so I'm just –I like it. But, you know, it's never as good, never as bad as you think it's going to be. So we'll go to work. We'll get on the tape. I'm sure we'll find plenty of things to work on.

SPEAKER_5 (2:50)

John, along those lines, the sudden change situation at the end of that, after the fumble, you know, they could make it a one-score game, but not only do they make the stop, but you guys in the position to get points.

John Harbaugh (3:00)

I think that's the turning point of the game. That will probably be the line spike, you know, when we talk about that. I mean, for that situation to turn out the way it did, the defense to get the stop and then get the next stop again, and then get the field goal because of that stop, and just flip the whole thing around was massive, you know, and that probably, you know, just flipped the game in our direction momentum-wise.

SPEAKER_6 (3:17)

John, every year you go through this group of undrafted rookies that comes in, right? And what do you remember of Keaton Mitchell's arrival, and when did you see you had something with him?

John Harbaugh (3:28)

Well, I mean, listen, he's right here, you know what I mean? We're just trying to keep –he's a humble guy, which we appreciate. He works really hard. We don't want to ruin that right now.

But, no, he's been raised the right way. I mean, he's a football family kid. He's a player's son, you know, and he's got an amazing family, and he's been raised the right way. He's humble. He works hard. He knows how hard it is. He doesn't take anything for granted.