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John Harbaugh defends use of timeouts in loss to 49ers

Immediately after the Ravens lost to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, coach John Harbaugh placed much of the blame on himself and his staff.

Specifically, Harbaugh faced criticism for squandering two timeouts — one on his team's first possession of the second half and another on a failed challenge — that could have helped extend the Ravens' final drive.

Harbaugh said the first timeout couldn't be helped because the play the Ravens had called would not have worked.

"When you have a play up that's going to be a disaster for certain reasons, football-related reasons, you have to use a timeout," he said.