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John Harbaugh says Ravens will bounce back

PITTSBURGH -- Observed and heard in the locker room after the Baltimore Ravens' 43-23 loss at the Pittsburgh Steelers:

Harbaugh believes Ravens will rebound: The Ravens suffered their largest margin of defeat of the season Sunday night. They were routed by 20 points after falling by a combined 17 points in their other three losses. "We'll bounce back," coach John Harbaugh said. "The NFL season is long for a reason. You can look back at every season, and history will prove that you can be blown out and bounce back. We've done it before. Plenty of NFL teams have done it before. Teams have done it this year in the National Football League. That's what we've got to do. There are still seven games left in the season. There's a lot of opportunities to win football games."

Suggs wasn't trying to injure: Outside linebacker Terrell Suggs was flagged for unnecessary roughness in the third quarter on a hit on running back LeGarrette Blount. "He was running, and he was still up, and he was still moving the pile," Suggs said. "I assessed the play, and that was the only way I could get him down without him gaining more yards. I wasn't trying to get him hurt. I was just trying to get the big guy down."

Pride takes a hit: Cornerback Dominique Franks acknowledged that allowing six touchdown passes was an embarrassment. "To go out there, and they put 40-plus points on us, that's something we don't pride ourselves on," Franks said. "We made a lot of mistakes out there. They made the plays, and we didn't. We have to get better and not have this feeling again."