The Baltimore Ravens played in Baltimore for the first time since 1971 on Saturday after Lamar Jackson scored four touchdowns (two thrown, two rushing) in a 34-10 victory over the Houston Texans. The conference championship game is being held.
The game was tied at 10 at one point, but Baltimore scored 24 unanswered points and won.
Emotions ran high in the Baltimore locker room after earning a playoff bye, marking Jackson's second playoff win.
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Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh reacts to cheering fans before a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Everbank Stadium on December 17, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Courtney Culbreath/Getty Images)
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh read a Bible verse at the beginning of his postgame press conference.
“Greatness and power and glory and victory and honor are yours. For yours is all heaven and earth. The kingdom is yours, Lord,” Harbaugh said. Outkick NFL Insider Armando Salgueroread from 1 Chronicles.
Harbaugh's words come after the Texans' playoff victory over the Cleveland Browns, in which Harbaugh's Ravens won on Saturday, quarterback CJ Stroud said, “All glory to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.'' ” It was released a week after the dedication.
Stroud's comments are an edited version of those posted on X (formerly Twitter) from the official NBC Sunday Night Football account.
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh celebrates after defeating the Houston Texans in an AFC divisional playoff game at M&T Bank Stadium on January 20, 2024 in Baltimore. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, Salguero's co-host on Outkick's podcast “The Five,” criticized NBC for the move.
“It's very lame. The players express it all the time, so to cut it off is really… disrespectful,” he said. “There are many Christians in the world who believe in Jesus, and even those who do not believe in Jesus do not think that it is disrespectful to them.
“For NBC to do this…they really need to go back and…evaluate themselves. They need to fix this problem, because that's not the direction to go at this point.”
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh leaves the field after a victory over the Detroit Lions at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on October 22, 2023. (G. Fiume/Getty Images)
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Harbaugh quoted the Bible a day after his brother, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, spoke at the March for Life in Washington, D.C. Jim also attended Saturday's Ravens game.
The Ravens next host the winner of Sunday's game between the Bills and Chiefs.
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