AP Source: John Harbaugh leaving the Baltimore Ravens after 18 seasons as coach

"John Harbaugh is leaving the Baltimore Ravens after 18 seasons as their coach, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the Ravens haven't announced the decision. The move comes after the Ravens were one of the league's most disappointing teams this season, going 8-9 and missing the playoffs after entering Week 1 as one of the Super Bowl favorites."

"Harbaugh went 193-124 including the postseason. He led the 2012 Ravens to a Super Bowl title and reached the AFC championship game on three other occasions. This season was only the sixth time Baltimore missed the postseason under Harbaugh. That's the same number of times the Ravens won the AFC North with him at the helm. But most of Baltimore's postseason success came in his first few seasons."

"The Ravens went to the AFC title game three times in his first five years as coach, culminating in their run to a Super Bowl title as a wild card, when Harbaugh beat his brother Jim's San Francisco 49ers for the title. At that point, Harbaugh was 9-4 in the postseason, but after that he was just 4-7. After three straight seasons without a playoff berth, Lamar Jackson arrived in 2018 and led Baltimore to a division title."

John Harbaugh is leaving the Baltimore Ravens after 18 seasons as head coach. He compiled a 193-124 record including the postseason and led Baltimore to a Super Bowl title in 2012. Harbaugh reached the AFC championship game three additional times, with most postseason success occurring early in his tenure. After several seasons without playoff appearances, Lamar Jackson arrived in 2018 and restored division contention but produced only one AFC title-game trip that ended in a home loss to Kansas City. The 2025 Ravens struggled, finishing 8-9 and missing the playoffs after a 1-5 start following Jackson's hamstring injury; the season concluded when Tyler Loop missed a last-second field goal, allowing Pittsburgh to win 26-24 and clinch the AFC North.

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