Overview
- Steve Bisciotti said Baltimore led the NFL in blown fourth-quarter leads and underperformed in the postseason, which he called incompatible with a winning culture.
- The Ravens finished 8-9 and missed the playoffs, their first losing season since 2021.
- Reports noted eight blown leads across the season, including a Week 1 loss at Buffalo after Baltimore gave up a 40-25 advantage with 4:48 left and fell 41-40.
- Bisciotti described weeks of deliberation that crystallized after the Week 18 loss to the Steelers, saying he woke up Monday confident in the move.
- He informed John Harbaugh by phone due to logistics and said Harbaugh did not object to being told that way, while also emphasizing that executives had far more influence on the decision than player feedback, including from Lamar Jackson.