BREAKING: Ravens Fire John Harbaugh After 18 Seasons

January 06, 2026

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh reacts on the sidelines during 2025 game.

The Baltimore Ravens didn’t just stumble in 2025, they fell off the bracket entirely, and it ended with the franchise making a seismic call and firing head coach John Harbaugh. 

After 18 seasons, a Super Bowl title, and a 180-113 regular season record, Baltimore is closing the book on one of the most stable runs in the NFL, even with Harbaugh’s resume that includes a Lombardi (Super Bowl XLVII) and the NFL Coach of the Year award.

John Harbaugh Fired After Ravens’ 2025 Collapse

The final stretch felt like a slow leak turning into a blowout. Baltimore started 1-5, dealt with Lamar Jackson injuries, and still had a late path to steal a playoff spot, only for the season to end on a missed 44-yard field goal in Pittsburgh. 

That kind of finish has become the recurring nightmare, close enough to taste it, then a mistake, a weird sequence, or a mismanaged moment flips everything. 

Harbaugh even said he wanted another shot with the group, but the organization clearly decided the message had gone stale. 

Ravens Next Steps After Coaching Change

Now the reset gets real. There are already signs the roster could be reshaped around the margins, too, with cornerback Marlon Humphrey’s future getting debated because his 2026 cap number is projected to sit near $20 million and some analysts think he has slipped badly in downfield coverage. 

Baltimore also has to figure out how to stabilize the offense around Jackson and stop living week-to-week with coordinator roulette. This is still a roster that should contend, which is why the next hire will be a very interesting choice.

It needs to be someone who can maximize Jackson, modernize the weekly approach, and clean up the late-game decision making that keeps haunting them.

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