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Jim Harbaugh thought there would be many more chances to face his older brother after John Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 47.
It ended up taking nearly 12 years for it to happen.
“Walking off the field at that Super Bowl was like, there will be another day. And then there wasn’t for many years, and it looked like I wouldn’t have a chance for another day,” Jim Harbaugh said of Monday night’s matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and Baltimore Ravens. “But by the grace of God, I’m back in it and back on a team that has a chance.”
This will be only the third time the brothers have squared off. Part of the reason the brothers haven’t coached against each other very often is that Jim Harbaugh left the 49ers to coach his alma mater, the University of Michigan, in 2015. After nine seasons and leading the Wolverines to their first national championship since 1997 last year, Jim Harbaugh was hired by the Chargers and has quickly turned the Bolts into contenders at 7-3.
Both of the games between the brothers — nicknamed the “Harbaugh Bowl” in some circles — have had significant spots on the NFL calendar.
[Related: How Jim Harbaugh modeled the Chargers after his brother’s Ravens]
Besides the Super Bowl, John also won their first matchup, on Thanksgiving Day in 2011, when the Ravens beat the 49ers, 16-6, in Baltimore.
Monday’s matchup will be the first in which Jim has the home field advantage. Will that be enough for him to beat John for the first time? Before trying to figure that out (the Ravens enter the weekend as a 3-point favorite), take a look at what happened each of the two times they met.
NOV. 23, 2011 in Baltimore: THANKSGIVING DAY
What was the result?
John Harbaugh’s Ravens defeated Jim Harbaugh’s 49ers, 16-6.
The Ravens entered the matchup 7-3, while the 49ers were 9-1 and on an eight-game winning streak. The game was a defensive slog, as only one touchdown was scored. The came in the fourth quarter, when Joe Flacco…
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Publish date : 2024-11-23 01:47:00
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