Jim Harbaugh thought there would be many more chances to face his older brother after John Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 47.
It ended up taking nearly 12 years for it to happen.
“Walking off the field at that Super Bowl was like, there will be another day. And then there wasn’t for many years, and it looked like I wouldn’t have a chance for another day,” Jim Harbaugh said of Monday night’s matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and Baltimore Ravens. “But by the grace of God, I’m back in it and back on a team that has a chance.”
This will be only the third time the brothers have squared off. Part of the reason the brothers haven’t coached against each other very often is that Jim Harbaugh left the 49ers to coach his alma mater, the University of Michigan, in 2015. After nine seasons and leading the Wolverines to their first national…
