Coming into 2017, the fate of head coach John Harbaugh was largely undecided. A head coach that had only reached the postseason once in the last four seasons, fans were starting to question his ability to return the franchise to the success it experienced during his first five seasons at the helm.
Tension was at an all-time high earlier in the season when the Ravens were struggling to piece together any sort of consistency, winning one week by multiple scores, and failing another to look like an NFL caliber offense. Many in the fanbase called for Harbaugh’s job — even former Raven Bernard Pollard went on a Twitter tirade, openly questioning his ability to lead a team and put aside his ego.