NFL Fans Loved Jim, John Harbaugh's Postgame Handshake
11/26/2024 09:45 AM
The third "Harbaugh Bowl" between Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh was last night and it did not disappoint either before, during or afterwards.
Jim's Chargers set the tone early with an opening drive touchdown and extended that lead to 10-0 with a Cameron Dicker field goal early in the second quarter. But a pair of Lamar Jackson touchdowns allowed John's Ravens to take the lead before the half and the Ravens would not relinquish it for the remainder of the game.
In the fourth quarter, the Ravens would score two more touchdowns to take a 30-16 lead as the Chargers offense stalled. The Chargers finally mustered a touchdown with less than a minute to play to bring the game within a touchdown, but their onside kick attempt failed.
After the game, the Harbaugh brothers met at midfield for the traditional postgame handshake and hug, and promptly had people delighting in how much they clearly care for one another.
Brotherly hug. #BALvsLACpic.twitter.com/y8IA5ltxFJ
— NFL (@NFL) November 26, 2024
"At the end of the day it's family over everything," one user wrote.
"Thanksgiving dinner might be awkward," another joked.
"Siblings are the best," a third declared.
John Harbaugh now leads his brother 3-0 in their all-time series. Their first meeting was in the 2011 regular season when Jim was head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. A Joe Flacco touchdown and three Billy Cundiff field goals helped seal the win for Baltimore that day and both Harbaugh brothers wound up reaching their respective conference championship games, but both would lose that year.
Their second meeting came in the highly-anticipated Super Bowl XLVII, which saw the Ravens take a first quarter lead that they would never relinquish.
Jim Harbaugh left the 49ers after the 2014 season to become the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines, winning a national title with them in the 2023 season.
Now that Jim is back in the AFC, there's a good chance that the Harbaugh brothers will see each other much more frequently in the regular season, if not the postseason.
Will the Harbaugh face off once again in the playoffs?
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