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From the article:
"In the first quarter of the game in Detroit, Harbaugh challenged a scoring play by the Lions, triggering an automatic 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct, given that each touchdown is automatically reviewed upstairs and is therefore not open to coaches' challenges.
I remember the play distinctly and recall even more vividly the rage that nearly overcame me while the cameras showed Schwartz standing on the other sideline openly mocking Harbaugh, pointing and yelling at him and generally breaking the unspoken protocol that coaches follow, which is the exact accusation Schwartz levied against Harbaugh in his postgame press conference. But, I digress.
Now, as far as I am aware, Harbaugh has never publicly acknowledged Schwartz's mockery and has certainly never even insinuated that he gave Schwartz a retaliatory slap on the back after Schwartz embarrassed him (although Harbaugh did enough on his own to guarantee his embarrassment by challenging an unchallengeable call in the first place).
But, make no mistake about it, Harbaugh was aware of Schwartz screaming wildly at him and waving his arms around like some half-crazed Justin Beiber concertgoer suffering from an early onset of dementia.
And, Harbaugh most certainly did not forget about it after his team pulled out an improbable, come-from-behind victory in the waning moments of the fourth quarter. So when Harbaugh put a little extra emphasis into his handshake/back pat, he was essentially telling Schwartz, "Hey pal, who's laughing at who now, huh?"