Harbaugh draws from Eagles' Super Bowl experience under Andy Reid

This may be John Harbaugh's last Super Bowl with Ray Lewis, and his first going up against a blood relative, but he's walked this walk before.

As the Eagles' special teams coordinator in 2004, Harbaugh was on the sidelines for Super Bowl XXXIX. That year, both he and his Birds were a shade of green in both color and experience that won't be a problem for his Ravens in 2013.

Though he may have left Jacksonville without a ring, he still draws from the experience as he prepares to face the 49ers on Sunday.

"I think the experience of going through the Super Bowl experience one time is positive for a coach, and it's positive for a player," Harbaugh said in an interview for the Baltimore Sun. "You have a sense of the timing a little bit. You understand how the week goes. You understand the distractions, the potential distractions, and you understand the timeline for the game as much as anything.

"That will be a plus, but they're all different. I remember it was Jacksonville; it was kind of cold that week. That's the biggest memory I have of that week. And the fact that we did not win, you never forget that."

Harbaugh was also grateful of his time spent with former Eagles coach Andy Reid, citing his attention to detail and layered arsenal of attack plans.

"It's been a long time and I don't have the memory stick going that well right now, but Andy left me a book this thick for Super Bowl playing. That's Andy, that's meticulous."