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NFL Playoff Stars Glorify God: Ravens’ Harbaugh Recites Bible, Niners’ Purdy Says It’s ‘All God’

Updated: January 22, 2024 at 2:15 pm EST  See Comments

An NFL coach and several players chose to glorify God by putting their faith on display over the weekend in the divisional playoffs. 

After guiding the Baltimore Ravens to their first AFC Championship game appearance in 11 years by beating the Houston Texans 34-10 on Saturday, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh chose to open his postgame press conference by reading a verse from the Bible’s Old Testament. He chose to read 1 Chronicles 29:11 to give all of the glory to God. 

“I just want to start off with this. It was something that was said to me before the game and is just meaningful to me, so I’m going to share it with you,” Harbaugh told the assembled reporters. “Because I think it’s the right thing to do.”

“It’s a verse. ‘Greatness, power, glory, victory, and honor belong to You. Because everything in heaven and Earth belongs to You. The kingdom belongs to you, Lord. You are the head and the ruler over everything,'” he read.  

“There’s an amazing spirit on this team and I just want to kind of give honor and glory where it’s due,” Harbaugh said. 

“I want to give honor and glory where it’s

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