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10 NFL head coaches most on the hot seat in 2016

By John Buhler

Dec 20, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley looks on from the bench in the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at EverBank Field. The Atlanta Falcons won 23-17. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 20, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley looks on from the bench in the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at EverBank Field. The Atlanta Falcons won 23-17. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 7, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis during warmups prior to the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 7, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis during warmups prior to the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

Head Coach. Cincinnati Bengals. Marvin Lewis. 6. player. 56.

Marvin Lewis has been the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals for well over a decade and STILL has no AFC Playoff victories in his tenure coaching the Queen City’s football team. That being said, Lewis has brought tremendous stability to an AFC franchise that frankly hadn’t had any since parting ways with Sam Wyche decades ago.

Lewis’ Bengals have made the AFC Playoffs in five straight seasons playing in arguably the toughest division in football in the AFC North. The Baltimore Ravens are rarely bad and the Steelers are almost always in the playoff mix. Then there’s the Cleveland Browns…

With a fantastically well-crafted defensive unit and so many great playmakers on the offensive side of the ball, the Bengals easily boast one of the NFL’s top five most imposing rosters. In short, the Bengals are way too good to not advance in the AFC Playoffs for a sixth straight year.

The winner of the biannual rivalry with Pittsburgh will probably contend for a trip to the 2016 AFC Championship Game. Cincinnati nearly ended their league-worst playoff victory drought last season versus hated Pittsburgh before letting their emotions get the best of them in crunch time.

While he isn’t a top 10 passer, quarterback Andy Dalton is a Pro Bowl-caliber signal-caller that is well-equipped to win at least one AFC Playoff game this winter. How many more opportunities will the Brown Family give Lewis to coach the Bengals and not win a playoff game? He’s running out of excuses and time. Cincinnati has to win a playoff game for Lewis to return in 2017.

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