Tomlin‘s Amazing Streak

Fill in the Blank:

Mike Tomlin’s decision to step down as Steelers head coach marked an end to a 19-year run in which the 53-year-old coach never had a losing season. Only Hall of Famer _________ had a longer streak in NFL history.

Here’s your choices: George Halas, Vince Lombardi, Don Shula, Tom Landry, Tommy Smothers.

Carroll Canned

Pete Carroll was canned as head coach of the Raiders after just one season in Las Vegas. Interestingly, the future Hall of Fame coach was let go after just one season in his first head coaching stint. That leads us to the question – what team gave Pete Carrol his first head coaching job but fired him after just one season, before Carrol rebounded and went on to have a Hall of Fame career?

Is it the Patriots, Titans, Browns, Cardinals or the Jets?

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