Head Coach John Harbaugh
On adding wide receiver Diontae Johnson:
"We're always looking for an opportunity to make our team better, and that opportunity came along. [General Manager] Eric [DeCosta] found it, along with the personnel staff and all of the work that they put it in, and [they] made it happen. So we're excited; our team is better because of it. It raises everybody up and makes us better, and we're moving forward, and we're excited about it."
QB Lamar Jackson
On if he had taken notice of Diontae Johnson when he was in Pittsburgh:
"I couldn't stand him when he was in Pittsburgh, but his game is great. Like I said before, [he] has great separation, [he's] a great route runner, [and] he's a home run hitter."
On Denver's defense:
"[They're] a high-motor team [and a] high-motor defense. The defensive line is tremendous. They are the number three defense right now. Those guys are just flying around, making things happen, creating turnovers [and] creating chaos in the backfield. [They're] just an all-around good defense."
Jackson & Harbaugh: Ravens Press Conferences 11/1/24
Head Coach John Harbaugh and QB Lamar Jackson speak with the media.
WR Diontae Johnson
On where he sees himself fitting into the offense:
"Just out of respect for everybody else, just wherever they need me to be at right now until I learn everything [and] until they feel comfortable with me playing something else, then that'll be my focus. But right now, just trying to get acclimated and work with what they're giving me right now."
On joining a contending team:
"It still [doesn't] seem real to me. It's a blessing for me just to get another opportunity to come back to the AFC North – that's one thing that stuck out to me. Just to be a part of this great organization. I know what this organization's about, because I played against them [for] a few years. Just to be on this side, like I said, is a blessing to me."
S Kyle Hamilton
On how the defense can improve:
"I'd say just execution, winning one-on-ones – it really comes down to that at the end of the day – and guys just going out there and being confident in what they do and having the belief that we're going to go get it done, no matter whether it's at the end of the half two-minute [mark,] end of the game two-minute [mark or] first drive of the game, just going out there having belief that we're going to dominate."
Johnson, Smith, Hamilton & Harbaugh: Ravens Press Conferences 10/30/24
WR Diontae Johnson, ILB Roquan Smith, S Kyle Hamilton, and Head Coach John Harbaugh speak with the media.
ILB Roquan Smith
On if his approach as a leader has changed with the defensive struggles:
"We're going to be fine. There is a lot of outside noise, and there is a lot of adversity, as well, but you can't get rattled. We keep receipts. At the end of the day, [we've] just got to make 'cats' pay for it, when the time comes. We're going to be perfectly fine. We'll look back at this interview pretty soon, and you'll be like, 'You were right.' So, just trust the process, and I'm trusting that, and I have the utmost faith in each and every guy that's in the back seven – including myself – that we're going to get things the way things need to be done. So, just tune in Sunday."
On if there is pressure to solve things defensively:
"Pressure does two things; it either bursts pipes or makes diamonds, and like I said last year, [I'm] in the diamond-making business. And if you don't enjoy pressure as a defender and on this defense, what are you doing it for? So, that's what we're all about."
TE Mark Andrews
On bouncing back after falling to the Browns:
"I think we've done a good job this year of kind of looking ourselves in the mirror and figuring out [where] we need to execute better [and where] we need to do some things better and just dial it down. I think that we will, and this is a good opportunity this week against a really good team, and I know that guys are excited about that [and to] just fly around and have fun."
RB Derrick Henry
On the team's approach this week:
"The approach is the same – go out there and try to win a game, work hard throughout the week, make each other better and go execute on Sunday. I don't think anything changed, as far as our approach. [We want to] win the game, [so] we've got to come to work and do our job and go out there and execute on Sunday to get in the 'W' column."
Henry, Andrews & Coordinators: Ravens Press Conferences 10/31/24
Special Teams Coordinator Chris Horton, Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken, Defensive Coordinator Zach Orr, TE Mark Andrews, and RB Derrick Henry speak with the media.
Broncos Head Coach Sean Payton
On what impresses him about Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry:
"Anytime the quarterback's a run threat, you kind of get a man back offensively. It's not 10 versus 11. When you have a really good running back, that makes it really difficult. These guys have been rushing it extremely well, throwing it extremely well and scoring. Then I would say from a complementary football standpoint, they're defending the run well."
Broncos QB Bo Nix
On what he sees from Baltimore's pass defense:
"I see a lot of teams having to go to the pass because they're down by a few scores. You can't chase points, but essentially that's what they force teams to do. They get an early lead and teams stop running the ball on them, and they have to go to the pass. Because of that, naturally teams are going to gain yards through the air if they're one dimensional. I think in saying that, we have to do a good job of staying balanced this game."
On his rushing statistics being similar to Lamar Jackson's:
"If I try to do what [Ravens QB] Lamar [Jackson] would do, I wouldn't be here. He's special when it comes to not only running the ball – he's well known for his explosive runs – but he's a full qualified quarterback in the pocket. ... Growing up watching [him], he's a two-time MVP, and he's been doing it for a few years now at a high level. I definitely don't want to be compared to him running the ball because I'm not quite there."
Broncos CB Patrick Surtain II
On balancing respect for the Ravens' offense and having belief in Denver's defense:
"We know the opponent at hand, but we're not trying to make it bigger than what it is. I think if everybody does their one-of-11 on their side of the ball, that sets us up for success. At the end of the day, yes, we know Baltimore is a good team, but we believe in ourselves as well too, defensively and offensively as a whole team. It's going to be one of those physical games, but once we set our minds to it and we prepare the right way, we should be able to come out with the result in our favor in the ball game."
