The usual Monday news conference conducted by head coach John Harbaugh can sometimes be a tedious exercise in coach-speak, with the ninth-year mentor either pledging to stay the course after a win or exhibiting steely resolve after a loss.
But just when many fans have begun to celebrate the first-place Ravens' recent 3-1 surge -- not to mention the arrival of the holiday season -- a sobering dose of perspective was cast upon the proceedings.
Earlier on Nov. 28, Harbaugh had been informed former Ravens tight end Konrad Reuland had been admitted to the UCLA Medical Center's intensive care unit with a brain aneurysm.
