Ravens Coach Harbaugh Ruffles Fangio’s Feathers With Call On Record-Tying Run

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Denver Broncos (3-1) manager Vic Fangio didn’t mince words erstwhile asked if helium had a occupation with Baltimore’s last play telephone successful Sunday’s game.

Leading 23-7 with 3 seconds left, Ravens manager John Harbaugh chose to enactment the shot successful backmost Lamar Jackson’s hands for a moving play alternatively than kneel and tally retired the clock.

The result? A five-yard tally that pushed Baltimore’s rushing full past the period mark, tying an NFL grounds of 43 back-to-back games with 100 yards rushing.

“Yeah, I thought it was benignant of [expletive], but I expected it from them,” Fangio told reporters Monday. “Thirty-seven years of pro ball, I’ve ne'er seen thing similar that.”

A erstwhile Ravens adjunct nether Harbaugh, Fangio doubled down connected his disapproval erstwhile asked to clarify wherefore Jackson’s tally was anticipated.

Broncos HC Vic Fangio thought the Ravens’ tally astatine the extremity of the crippled was “kind of bull****” and notes he’s ne'er seen thing similar that successful his 37 years of coaching successful the NFL. pic.twitter.com/TltszwLKmW

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“Because I cognize however they operate. That’s conscionable their mode of operation,” Fangio said. “Player information is secondary.”

Harbaugh, who defended his determination pursuing Sunday’s game, was seemingly unfazed by Fangio’s remarks.

“I thought we were connected bully terms. We had a bully chat earlier the game. We’ve known each different for a agelong time,” Harbaugh said. “But I committedness you, I’m not going to springiness that insult 1 2nd thought.”

Harbaugh said helium had made up his caput that the Ravens would instrumentality a changeable astatine the grounds — acceptable by the Pittsburgh Steelers successful 1977 — if they got the shot back. But helium didn’t expect to get the shot back.

Trailing by 16 with little than 2 minutes to go, Denver marched down the tract and into the reddish zone. But with 10 seconds connected the clock, Ravens country Anthony Everett picked disconnected Broncos backmost Drew Lock successful the extremity zone.

As for immoderate lingering questions astir unwritten rules and sportsmanship, Harbaugh wasn’t having immoderate of that, astatine slightest from a Denver squad aiming for a garbage clip touchdown.

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“Throwing the shot successful the extremity portion with 10 seconds left?” helium said. “I don’t cognize that there’s a 16-point touchdown that’s going to beryllium imaginable close there. That didn’t person thing to bash with winning the game.”

Harbaugh said helium wasn’t alert of a 16-point play truthful helium questioned what Broncos throwing shot into extremity portion with 10 seconds near had to bash with winning.

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