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Jim, John’s parents will not be in attendance for ‘HarBowl’ on Monday night

When Jim and John Harbaugh go toe-to-toe on Monday, their parents, Jack and Jackie, will not be watching from the stands.

When Jim and John Harbaugh go toe-to-toe on Monday, their parents, Jack and Jackie, will not be watching their sons from the stands at SoFi Stadium.

Instead, they’ll be in Florida to spend time with their daughter, Joani, their son-in-law, former Georgia men’s basketball coach Tom Crean, and their two grandchildren.

That’s also where they plan to celebrate Thanksgiving the following Thursday.

“We are choosing to go down there and celebrate Thanksgiving with them and be able to watch the game with them,” Jack said, per the Ravens official website. “And we’ll have a lot of fun and enjoyment doing that.”

Monday also holds significance because it marks Jack and Jackie’s 63rd wedding anniversary.

“Just go right back to Jackie. She was the head coach of them and still is,” Jack said. “They’ve had me around, but she’s been around them 14, 15, 16 hours a day when they were growing up.

“Back in 1957 in that biology class, I looked down into row number one in that class and four years later we were married. That was the decision that changed my life. … We’re just so blessed that Jackie’s with us and she’s still the head coach of the Harbaugh family.”

The brothers have faced off twice before the primetime matchup, including in Super Bowl XLVII when John’s Ravens defeated Jim’s 49ers in a close battle, with the final score being 34-31.

Harbaugh parents won’t be attending the Harbowl on Monday Night Football

Harbaugh parents will spend Thanksgiving with their daughter Joanie, her husband Tom Crean and their grandchildren

It’s not often that a super-hyped football game has the steak to match the sizzle, but Monday night definitely will.

The next edition of Monday Night Football sees John Harbaugh and the 7-4  Baltimore Ravens visit Jim Harbaugh and the 7-3 Los Angeles Chargers in a game with multi-layered significance.

Yes, the Harbaugh Bowl, or Harbowl, will feature some fierce sibling rivalry, and it will happen just before the Thanksgiving holiday.

But this contest also has major implications for the AFC playoff picture, so it’s a game with a lot of meaning outside all the Harbaugh households.

Unfortunately, the two Harbaugh parents will not be in attendance. While appearing on the Ravens’ official podcast, The Lounge, Jack Harbaugh said Monday night will see him and his wife, Jackie, heading to Florida, where they’ll be visiting their daughter Joanie (as you’ve certainly figured out by now, it’s mandated in this family that everybody has a first name that begins with J).

The Harbaugh parents will spend Thanksgiving with Joanie, her husband, former Georgia, Indiana, and Marquette men’s basketball coach Tom Crean, and their children, Jack and Jackie’s grandchildren.

“We are choosing to go down there and celebrate Thanksgiving with them and be able to watch the game with them,” Jack said.

“And we’ll have a lot of fun and enjoyment doing that.”

Monday night’s game also falls on Jack and Jackie’s 63rd wedding anniversary.