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NFL Hot Seat: 5 Coaches who must win in Week 16

By Tyler Brooke

Dec 18, 2016; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan reacts to his team scoring a touchdown during the second half against the Cleveland Browns at New Era Field. Buffalo beats Cleveland 33 to 13. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2016; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan reacts to his team scoring a touchdown during the second half against the Cleveland Browns at New Era Field. Buffalo beats Cleveland 33 to 13. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 18, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis looks on from the sidelines in the first half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Steelers won 24-20. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis looks on from the sidelines in the first half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Steelers won 24-20. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

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After last week’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Cincinnati Bengals are now guaranteed to have their first losing season since 2010 with a 5-8-1 record. Despite being the second-longest tenured coach in the NFL behind Bill Belichick, this may finally be Marvin Lewis’ final season with the Bengals.

Since taking over as the head coach in Cincinnati back in 2003, Lewis has posted a 115-99-3 record in the regular season and an 0-7 record in the playoffs. The fact that the Bengals haven’t won a single playoff game in the decade-plus under Lewis should be reason enough to fire him, but for some reason the Bengals keep rolling with their head coach.

Seriously, is Lewis blackmailing the front office or something? There are few explanations as to why Lewis keeps sticking around and failing to help a very talented team take the next step.

The Bengals will be taking on a less than stellar Houston Texans team on Saturday. If Lewis racks up his 100th career loss this week, then it’s going to be even harder for the Bengals to have a reason to keep their head coach around.

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