Mike Tomlin Era

If the Pittsburgh Steelers fail to win a playoff game this season it will be the longest streak without a playoff win since the Pre-Noll era. Mike Tomlin could be the first Steelers coach to go five years without winning a playoff game since Buddy Parker.

As the Steelers enter the regular season finale in need of outside help to reach the playoffs, the debate whether Mike Tomlin should remain the teamâ??s head coach has been re-heated.

Mike Tomlin coached through a rash of injuries to get the Steelers to the playoffs.

Mike Tomlin (born March 15, 1972) is an American football head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Tomlin is the third youngest head coach in any of the four major North American professional sports.

NFL playoff records for Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, Bill Cowher, Chuck Noll and other NFL coaches

Tomlin now boasts a 90-51 record, becoming the third head coach in Steelers' history to reach 90 wins.

Mike Tomlin became the 16th head coach in Steelers history when he replaced Bill Cowher on Jan. 22, 2007.Tomlin, 34, was the Minnesota Vikings' defensive coordinator in 2006 after spending the previous five seasons (2001-05) as defensive backs coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He replaced Cowher, who resigned after 15 seasons as the Steelers' head coach.

Mike TomlinHead CoachMike Tomlin was named the 16th head coach in Pittsburgh Steelers history on January 22, 2007. Hired at the age of 34, Tomlin became only the third head coach hired by the Steelers since 1969.Through eight seasons, Tomlin has accomplished many things that have never been done in the team's storied history. His 82-46 regular-season record (.641) is the best start in franchise history, and he became the youngest head coach in NFL history to both coach in and win a Super Bowl when he led the Steelers to a 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII (26 years, 323 days). By winning the Super Bowl in only his second season as a head coach, he also became the fastest to win a Super Bowl title in Steelers history.

The intense and stone-cold persona that Mike Tomlin exudes as a coach melts away as he travels the streets of his hometown in eastern Virginia.

92-52 W-L, 6-5 W-L in playoffs, 1 SB won, Steelers/Vikings 2006-2016, born in VA 1972

Michael Pettaway "Mike" Tomlin (born March 15, 1972) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Tomlin is the fifth youngest head coach in any of the four major North American professional sports. He is the tenth African-American head coach in NFL history, and first in Steelers history. With the victory in Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009 against the Arizona Cardinals, Tomlin became the youngest head coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl championship.

Steelers coaches Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin have combined to make NFL history.