With two weeks of hype left before the Super Bowl, Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is already trying to play down the drama of facing his little brother for the National Football League championship.
John used to share a room with his brother Jim and, like many siblings, they would place tape down the middle of the room to claim their turf.
Their story has already been told. And told. And told.
“Every story has been told,” he said on Monday. “We’re not that interesting. There’s nothing more to learn. The tape across the middle of the room story, OK, you got it? It’s OK.
“It was just like any other family, really.”
Baltimore shocked the New England Patriots 28-13 on Sunday to win the AFC and reach the Super Bowl, while the San Francisco 49ers, coached by Jim Harbaugh, edged the Atlanta Falcons 28-24 in the NFC to set up a HarBowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans.