Willis McGahee Was a Raven Captain on Sunday and Started

The decision to make running back Willis McGahee one of the team’s three captains for Sunday’s game was based on McGahee meeting a former employer. But Harbaugh said the team also wanted to send a message about McGahee’s status with the Ravens. “I also felt like it was important to let everybody know how important he is to our football team,” Harbaugh said. “He didn’t play the week before as much. I take responsibility for that. He should’ve played the week before, and he’s going to play a lot going forward. That’s a little bit of a statement that way.”

A week after not playing a snap, McGahee was in the starting lineup.

McGahee, who took Ray Rice's spot in the opening series, said he didn't think the move was related to last Sunday's snub at New England.

"Like I said, I treat it as any other game," he said. "Whether Ray's starting or I'm not, it doesn't make a difference. I really wasn't doing anything special."

Rice finished with more carries (16) and more rushing yards (72), but McGahee gained 64 yards on 11 attempts and scored the only rushing touchdown of the contest.

"I wasn't surprised," McGahee said of the 2-yard run that began with the Ravens players moving to their left, but McGahee receiving a pitch from Flacco and going right. "It was just my job to get it into the end zone. When everybody was going to the left and they finally realized that I had the ball, it was my job to get into the end zone. And I wasn't going to let anybody stop me."

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(batimoresun.com)