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The '2007-08 NFL head coaches' quiz
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The '2007-08 NFL head coaches' quiz

And then, there was one head coach standing in the AFC North. 

As everyone expected before the season, the Cincinnati Bengals are the only team in the division bringing back their head coach for 2026-27 after Mike Tomlin stepped down from the job for the Pittsburgh Steelers

The head coaching search will be just the third the Steelers have had to conduct since hiring Chuck Noll for the 1969 season. To put that stability in perspective, the Tennessee Titans are looking for their second coach in three years, while the Las Vegas Raiders are currently looking for their fifth head coach in five seasons. 

Tomlin coached 19 seasons in the Steel City and while he never had a losing season, he also hadn’t won a playoff game since reaching the 2017 AFC Championship game. At just 53 years old, he’s expected to take a year away from coaching before possibly returning to the NFL. 

Which brings us to today’s quiz. Tomlin took over the Pittsburgh Steelers from Bill Cowher in 2007 and went on to win 193 games, two AFC titles and a Super Bowl in 2009. With that being said, can you name every NFL head coach at the start of Tomlin’s first season in 2007-08?

Good luck!

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TIME:
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ARZ
Ken Whisenhunt
ATL
Emmitt Thomas
BAL
Brian Billick
BUF
Dick Jauron
CAR
John Fox
CHI
Lovie Smith
CIN
Marvin Lewis
CLE
Romeo Crennel
DAL
Wade Phillips
DEN
Mike Shanahan
DET
Rod Marinelli
GB
Mike McCarthy
HOU
Gary Kubiak
IND
Tony Dungy
JAX
Jack Del Rio
KC
Herm Edwards
LAC*
Norv Turner
LAR*
Scott Linehan
LVR*
Lane Kiffin
MIA
Cam Cameron
MIN
Brad Childress
NE
Bill Belichick
NO
Sean Payton
NYG
Tom Coughlin
NYJ
Eric Mangini
PHI
Andy Reid
PIT
Mike Tomlin
SEA
Mike Holmgren
SF
Mike Nolan
TB
Jon Gruden
TEN
Jeff Fisher
WAS
Joe Gibbs

Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.

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