Harbaugh said McSorley has grown like other players in his understanding of the offense and McSorley has the faith of his teammates.
“Trace is somebody that since he’s been here, he’s come in with the mentality and poise to lead a team and lead an offense,” left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. said. “I’ve always felt he was capable of coming in and playing at a high level. Given the opportunity, I know that he can play at a high level.
“I’ve got a lot of respect for him and the way that he carries himself, how consistent he approaches the game, how consistent he is when he takes command in the huddle. When he came in and made that big throw, he let us know that, ‘Hey, we need to score this drive and get something going to have an opportunity to win this game.'”
McSorley said he was basically just taking what the defense gave him against the Steelers. Pittsburgh’s front seven is perhaps the best in the league and Baltimore was just trying to hang in there with a reshuffled and injured offensive line and other primary weapons missing.
If McSorley is called into action against the Cowboys, he’ll go against a defense allowing the most points (32.6) and rushing yards (156.4) per game.
To this point, McSorley’s NFL claim to fame has been going viral on TikTok. Now he could make a splash against “America’s Team” on a primetime stage.
“That whole TikTok thing was super random, kind of how it got started,” McSorley said Friday. “I didn’t even have a profile on the TikTok platform. That kind of just tells you how the Internet is a crazy place and how there’s no rhyme or reason for why things go viral.”
The Ravens could bring up undrafted rookie quarterback Tyler Huntley to the gameday roster if they need another backup. Huntley was a COVID activation in Pittsburgh.
