NFL Hot Seat: 5 Coaches who must win in Week 15

Dec 11, 2016; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan (right) and his brother assistant head coach/defense Rob Ryan look on from the sideline during the second half against the Pittsburgh Steelers at New Era Field. The Steelers beat the Bills 27-20. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 11, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis talks with a referee during timeout during the third quarter against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Bengals won 23-10. Mandatory Credit: Scott R. Galvin-USA TODAY Sports /

Cincinnati Bengals. Marvin Lewis. 3. player. 56. .

Marvin Lewis has to have incriminating pictures of the Cincinnati Bengals ownership or something. There’s really no other way to explain how on Earth he is still the second-longest tenured coach in the NFL.

The Bengals head coach has sounded pretty confident that he’ll be back in 2017 despite a 5-7-1 start to the season. Since taking over as the head coach for Cincinnati back in 2003, the Bengals have gone 116-99-3 in the regular season. That record isn’t exactly stellar, but even more damming is the fact that the Bengals have gone 0-7 in the playoffs under Lewis.

Lewis and the Bengals face a tough matchup this week going against a talented Pittsburgh Steelers offense with players like Le’Veon Bell, Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown. Cincinnati’s offense is going to struggle to keep up considering they rank near the bottom of the league, so they’ll need their defense to step up in a big way if they want to avoid getting swept by their AFC North rival.

A loss on Sunday would end the team’s chances of putting up a winning season, and could finally send Lewis packing.

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