John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens are set for a crucial Thursday Night Football clash with the Cincinnati Bengals after Sunday’s loss to the Cleveland Browns.

Baltimore has long been among the NFL‘s top contenders under Harbaugh and is again in that tier of teams even after its loss to Cleveland dropped the Ravens to 7-3. How long has Harbaugh been the Ravens’ head coach?

John Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens Tenure

Harbaugh’s lengthy coaching career began in the collegiate ranks, where he started as an assistant coach at Western Michigan before working his way around to a variety of colleges, including Pittsburgh, Morehead State, Cincinnati, and Indiana.

Harbaugh then got his first NFL job as a special teams coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles and held that role from 1998 to 2006 before being promoted to the franchise’s defensive backs coach position in 2007. Despite not having any previous head coaching experience, he was hired as Baltimore’s head coach in 2008.

It’s largely been a success story since then, as Harbaugh has amassed an overall record of 165-107 across his now 16 seasons leading the franchise, including a 154-98 record in the regular season.

He guided Baltimore to an 11-5 season in his first year at the helm and reached the AFC Championship Game before falling 23-14 to the eventual Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.

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