Ravens coach John Harbaugh not fretting job security: 'I try to do the job, not try to keep the job'

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh got philosophical when asked about his job security ahead of a must-win game against the Green Bay Packers.

"I try to do the job, not try to keep the job," Harbaugh said Monday, via ESPN. "My focus has been for the last 18 years here and the last 41 years in coaching is to try to do the best job I can today and fight as hard as I can so the guys have the best chance to be successful today. And anything after today, I'm not thinking about because it's not given for us to think about."

In Harbaugh's 18th season at the helm, the Ravens are struggling to the end. A Super Bowl favorite entering the season, Baltimore, at 7-8, doesn't control its own fate to the postseason. Even with a win Saturday over Green Bay, a Steelers victory versus Cleveland would eliminate the Ravens.

However things play out the next two weeks, it's been a subpar campaign for the Ravens. Expected to battle for the No. 1 seed in the AFC, they've barely been able to keep their heads above water.

A 1-5 start to the season gave way to five straight wins, but they've faltered since, losing three of the past four games. Next Gen Stats puts the Ravens' postseason probability at 9%.

The defense has been porous for much of the season, and couldn't hold a lead late against the New England Patriots on Sunday night. The offense has been turnover-prone and wildly inconsistent. Lamar Jackson can't stay healthy and is dealing with a back injury. Harbaugh has also made some questionable coaching decisions, including not insisting Derrick Henry touch the ball on the final drives of Sunday's loss.

After 18 seasons, there are some thoughts that both the Ravens and Harbaugh could use a split, à la Andy Reid's move from Philadelphia to Kansas City. With two weeks left, Harbaugh is simply focusing on the task at hand.

"We don't have control over that, except for the job we do today," he said. "And if we do a good enough job today, then the opportunity to do that job or a different job will be there tomorrow. And that's what you hope for."

The Ravens are 179-112 (.615) under Harbaugh in the regular season and 13-11 in 24 playoff games, including a Super Bowl victory in 2012.