Head Coach John Harbaugh reacted extremely annoyed to the questions of a reporter during an interview during the playoff game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens. There was not only understanding for this.

When John Harbaugh was interviewed after the first quarter of the Wild Card Game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens, the Ravens head coach was not happy.

Harbaugh’s team was down 3-0 after the first quarter. This was one of the reasons why he answered the questions of “NBC” reporter Melissa Stark on the sidelines during the game in an annoyed manner. In addition, Harbaugh was short tempered.

Harbaugh interrupts reporter

When Stark approached him about a flag by the referees that Harbaugh was clearly not happy with, the head coach simply replied, “Well, I didn’t like the penalty.”

Harbaugh even talked into the reporter’s subsequent question, not even letting Stark finish. When she started to ask what the coach wanted his players to take away from the game, Harbaugh interrupted her.

Harbaugh annoyed by questions

He said, “Oh, we’ll deal with it. Our people will cope with it. It’s going to be a hard-fought game and we’re going to play a good game.” So Harbaugh skirted the question – you could tell he was not happy with the interview during the game.

Last but not least, Stark addressed the interception of Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley and his potential replacement Anthony Brown. When asked what needs to happen for Brown to replace Huntley, Harbaugh once again responded in an annoyed manner.

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First he paused for a moment, took a breath as if to say something else entirely, and finally replied with a sly grin, “We’ll just see how the game goes, okay? Thanks. “

Understanding and criticism for Harbaugh

That was the end of the interview. On social media, Harbaugh received understanding on the one hand, as interviews during such an important game are questionable anyway.

On the other hand, many fans complained that the head coach should react cooler in this scene as well, since it is also part of his job to conduct such interviews. In the end, Harbaugh was eliminated with the Ravens after the 17:24 loss to the Bengals.