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John Harbaugh: 'Baltimore Ravens didn't protect the ball'

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh says that the team needs to protect the ball more to avoid defeats.

John Harbaugh has said that the Baltimore Ravens did not protect the ball well enough during their pre-season loss to the Carolina Panthers.

The NFC South side returned a punt for a touchdown before the defense added three scores to inflict a 34-27 defeat on the Super Bowl champions.

The head coach told the Ravens' website: "We have to protect the ball better. We know we can do that, but we didn't.

"Very pleased about really most everything about the game. I liked the way we played. I liked how we played, I just didn't like the four returns for touchdowns."

Quarterback Joe Flacco added: "It was just a lot of miscommunication. Tonight was one of those games that we did a lot of good things, but we had some miscommunication and turned the ball over too much."

The Ravens will play the St Louis Rams in the final pre-season game next week.

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