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Mike Tomlin

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Mike Tomlin

Michael Pettaway Tomlin (born March 15, 1972) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). Since joining the Steelers in 2007, he has led the team to 12 playoff appearances, seven division titles, three AFC Championship Games, two Super Bowl appearances, and a title in Super Bowl XLIII. At age 36, Tomlin became the youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl, a record which was later broken by Sean McVay in Super Bowl LVI. Tomlin holds the record for most consecutive non-losing seasons to begin a coaching career with 18 and has never had a losing season. Only Tom Landry (21) and Bill Belichick (19) have had longer such streaks at any point in their coaching careers. Upon Belichick's departure from the New England Patriots following the 2023 season, Tomlin became the NFL's longest-tenured active head coach. Following Gregg Popovich's departure from the San Antonio Spurs following the 2025 season, Tomlin became the longest-tenured active head coach in the "Big Four" sports leagues.

Infobox

Title
Head coach
Born
(1972-03-15) March 15, 1972 (age 53)Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
High school
Denbigh (Newport News, Virginia)
College
William & Mary (1990–1994)
Position
Wide receiver
Regular season
191–113–2 (.627)
Postseason
8–11 (.421)
Career
199–124–2 (.615)

Tables

· Head coaching record
Won
Won
Team
Won
Year
Lost
Regular season
Ties
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2007
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Regular season
625
Regular season
1st in AFC North
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Jacksonville Jaguars in AFC Wild Card Game
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2008
Regular season
12
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Regular season
750
Regular season
1st in AFC North
Postseason
3
Postseason
0
Postseason
1.000
Postseason
Super Bowl XLIII champions
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2009
Regular season
9
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Regular season
563
Regular season
3rd in AFC North
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2010
Regular season
12
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Regular season
750
Regular season
1st in AFC North
Postseason
2
Postseason
1
Postseason
667
Postseason
Lost to Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2011
Regular season
12
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Regular season
750
Regular season
2nd in AFC North
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Wild Card Game
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2012
Regular season
8
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Regular season
500
Regular season
3rd in AFC North
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2013
Regular season
8
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Regular season
500
Regular season
2nd in AFC North
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2014
Regular season
11
Regular season
5
Regular season
0
Regular season
688
Regular season
1st in AFC North
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Baltimore Ravens in AFC Wild Card Game
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2015
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Regular season
625
Regular season
2nd in AFC North
Postseason
1
Postseason
1
Postseason
500
Postseason
Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Divisional Game
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2016
Regular season
11
Regular season
5
Regular season
0
Regular season
688
Regular season
1st in AFC North
Postseason
2
Postseason
1
Postseason
667
Postseason
Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Championship Game
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2017
Regular season
13
Regular season
3
Regular season
0
Regular season
813
Regular season
1st in AFC North
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Jacksonville Jaguars in AFC Divisional Game
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2018
Regular season
9
Regular season
6
Regular season
1
Regular season
594
Regular season
2nd in AFC North
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2019
Regular season
8
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Regular season
500
Regular season
2nd in AFC North
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2020
Regular season
12
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Regular season
750
Regular season
1st in AFC North
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Cleveland Browns in AFC Wild Card Game
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2021
Regular season
9
Regular season
7
Regular season
1
Regular season
559
Regular season
2nd in AFC North
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Wild Card Game
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2022
Regular season
9
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Regular season
529
Regular season
3rd in AFC North
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2023
Regular season
10
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Regular season
588
Regular season
3rd in AFC North
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Buffalo Bills in AFC Wild Card Game
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2024
Regular season
10
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Regular season
588
Regular season
2nd in AFC North
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Baltimore Ravens in AFC Wild Card Game
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2025
Regular season
8
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Regular season
571
Regular season
TBD in AFC North
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
191
Regular season
113
Regular season
2
Regular season
627
Regular season
8
Postseason
11
Postseason
421
Team
Year
Regular season
Postseason
Won
Lost
Ties
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
PIT
2007
10
6
0
625
1st in AFC North
0
1
000
Lost to Jacksonville Jaguars in AFC Wild Card Game
PIT
2008
12
4
0
750
1st in AFC North
3
0
1.000
Super Bowl XLIII champions
PIT
2009
9
7
0
563
3rd in AFC North
PIT
2010
12
4
0
750
1st in AFC North
2
1
667
Lost to Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV
PIT
2011
12
4
0
750
2nd in AFC North
0
1
000
Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Wild Card Game
PIT
2012
8
8
0
500
3rd in AFC North
PIT
2013
8
8
0
500
2nd in AFC North
PIT
2014
11
5
0
688
1st in AFC North
0
1
000
Lost to Baltimore Ravens in AFC Wild Card Game
PIT
2015
10
6
0
625
2nd in AFC North
1
1
500
Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Divisional Game
PIT
2016
11
5
0
688
1st in AFC North
2
1
667
Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Championship Game
PIT
2017
13
3
0
813
1st in AFC North
0
1
000
Lost to Jacksonville Jaguars in AFC Divisional Game
PIT
2018
9
6
1
594
2nd in AFC North
PIT
2019
8
8
0
500
2nd in AFC North
PIT
2020
12
4
0
750
1st in AFC North
0
1
000
Lost to Cleveland Browns in AFC Wild Card Game
PIT
2021
9
7
1
559
2nd in AFC North
0
1
000
Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Wild Card Game
PIT
2022
9
8
0
529
3rd in AFC North
PIT
2023
10
7
0
588
3rd in AFC North
0
1
000
Lost to Buffalo Bills in AFC Wild Card Game
PIT
2024
10
7
0
588
2nd in AFC North
0
1
000
Lost to Baltimore Ravens in AFC Wild Card Game
PIT
2025
8
6
0
571
TBD in AFC North
Total
191
113
2
627
8
11
421

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