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The Baltimore Ravens are 1-5 entering their bye week, but head coach John Harbaugh still believes they can make the playoffs.
Only the 1970 Cincinnati Bengals, 2015 Kansas City Chiefs, 2018 Indianapolis Colts and the then-2020 Washington Football Team have made the playoffs after 1 to 5 starts since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, according to NBC Sports.
Harbaugh said much of his belief is rooted in star quarterback Lamar Jackson’s return from injury after the bye week.
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Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh watches during the second quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Rams at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland on October 12, 2025. (Mitch Stringer/Image Images)
“Well, I’m leaning pretty heavily toward (Jackson’s return),” Harbaugh told reporters during a news conference Monday.
“If I were on the couch with a psychiatrist right now, if I were telling it, I’d have to say that I’m leaning very heavily on that, very heavily. For any kind of psychological well-being, spiritual well-being, I’m leaning heavily on that to happen. So I’m very hopeful that that will happen.”
Harbaugh, following the team’s 17-3 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, said he expected both Jackson and middle linebacker Roquan Smith to return from their injuries.
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Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh watches during the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on August 16, 2025. (Jerome Miron/Imagn Images)
Jackson injured his hamstring in the team’s 37-20 loss to the Chiefs in Week 4, and has missed the last two weeks because of it. The two-time MVP had completed 71.6% of his passes for 869 yards with 10 touchdowns and one interception before being sidelined.
Harbaugh also said the team will rely on veteran leadership to help turn things around.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) leaves the field after a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 28, 2025. (Jay Biggerstaff/Image Images)
“It’s something we work on all the time. I believe in our guys. I really like our guys. I have a lot of respect for our guys. Our guys are really special people, and if you look at each of those guys you’re talking about, the veteran leaders, you can see why I would say that. But we’re working on it, because when you face adversity like this in football, just like in life, we say (that all the time), but it’s true,” Harbaugh said.
The Ravens will come off the bye week and try to get their season back on track when they face the Chicago Bears (3-2) at home in Week 8.
