Marlon Humphrey: ‘We’re Basically in Playoff Football Right Now’ | Baltimore Ravens

How does how does this game I mean you played in a lot of Raven Steelers games. Uh this is a battle for first place. Feeling any different going into this one? [Music] Honestly, no. But when I look at it, it is a little different. I think um I think uh I don’t know. It’s weird. Maybe I um I’m not really on social media, so I’m on ESPN a little bit too much. And I guess the AFC North is the midconference. So I feel like that’s not normal. Um but it is it is two teams that kind of literally can control their own narrative um as far as this this game. But um to the it’s it’s you know it’s I think it’s a great opportunity um you want Ravens Steelers rivalries you know how they’ve continued over the years. I think there’s no better stage than two teams that are just trying to win the North. So, I think um it’ll be it’ll be a great game. Marlin talked about kind of his message to the team about control giving giving up the things that you need to in order to to go on a run here and how the goals are kind of all out in front of you. Um how would you kind of describe the just the mindset of this team knowing that, you know, you’re six and six right now, but the significance of this game that you still have everything controllable in front of you? You know, I think when Roan was uh speaking, the thing that that that clicked in my head that I started thinking about is, you know, talk is talk is cheap, man. If how you play will speak way louder than your words. And I think if you can’t get up for this one, you know, every every game you play in the NFL is very meaningful. But if you can’t get up for this one, I think that shows something about your character. I think that shows something about your will. And honestly, I think that just shows if you are a Raven or you’re not a Raven. I think um how we come out this game, how we prepare this week will kind of do echoes not only for for this game but for the rest of the season because we’re we’re basically in playoff football right now. So it’s kind of you know it is you know they say there’s no game must-win game. This is definitely a must-win game. People talk about everything is in front of you in terms of the standings. Do you also feel like everything is still in front of you in terms of you guys getting to be the team that you thought you were going to be coming into the year playing the kind of football that you expect to play? I would say so. I think um I was talking with somebody I feel like we haven’t really played, you know, great, you know, right above good football all every three units throughout this entire season. I feel like the offense has played good at times and the defense played bad. All the defense played good at times, but I feel like no one is not all three levels have played great, great, and great. So, I feel like we’re still coming together as a team. We just hope that now it’s time we can start clicking. We can start getting less of the bad stuff on film, more of the good stuff, and we kind of can get that momentum and start rolling. Marlin, you’ve been through this for a while, the the rivalry, but it’s is it a little different because I mean, you guys are all fighting for for first place once again, but the records and the expectations, I guess, were a little higher coming in, but still everything’s in front of you. Yeah, I um honestly uh coach or was was showing some some tape some uh some clips and meeting today and it I know it’s on the Wednesday, but I it did get me excited just this robbery, you know, what it means to to people, you know, the it’s you know, it’s the closest thing to to college, high school, those type of robberies. So to to me, you know, this this means a lot to me being in this rivalry. This the only robbery in the NFL, you know, I’ve been a part of been on the same team. So for the guys that don’t know, I think Coach Oor is doing a really good job of showing clips, showing the history of the games, game defining plays, you know, pictures that you see all throughout the building of different things. So this is this is the game. This is the week. We just got to get it done. Marlin, how fun was it just to have our Darius Washington back in practice this week? It was good, man. I testament to hard work. Uh the rehab process, he he got back really quick. Um, I know that’s a playmaker that, you know, not sure how he gets on the field, what all that ins and outs, but it was really encouraging to see him back and, uh, doing what he loves again. We talked before about how just past experiences have kind of kind of shaped the way you view things with with where this team is and the potential that you have. How do you just kind of view this this last five game stretch of the regular season? I think, man, it’s just like I kind of said, it’s it’s going to be key. We, you know, we have not played great complimentary football really all year. Um, and it’s it’s time. We worked really hard to get to to get to where we are right now. Do we do we like our record? No. But do we have everything in front of us? Yes. So, I think, like I said, man, if you time to show it. We’ve talked all throughout the years. I’ve made bad plays. Everybody’s made bad plays. Everyone made some good plays. But now, it’s time. Come together. Have your brother’s back. Make sure your brother knows what he’s doing. so we can go out here, be on the same page, execute because I think we’re too good of a team on paper. I know that’s been said and everything, but now it’s time to be a good team on Sunday, Monday, whatever day we’re playing at 1:00.

Cornerback Marlon Humphrey on Sunday’s game against the Steelers, the importance of defeating Pittsburgh and more.

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