His playoff record, especially recently, is a bit spottier. Tomlin took over the Steelers' head coaching job in 2007 and won a Super Bowl one year later. He took Pittsburgh to another AFC title two years after that but ultimately fell short of a second championship in his first four years.

Unable to reverse the negative momentum of a late-season fade, the Pittsburgh Steelers disappeared from the playoffs with a humbling loss to their fiercest rival