Zac Taylor has been with the Bengals for five seasons, and the team has experienced significant success under his guidance. The team advanced to consecutive AFC Championship games in 2021 and 2022, and they made their third Super Bowl appearance in franchise history at the end of the ’21 season. They fell short of their ultimate target, but it was still a remarkable performance.
The Bengals have missed the playoffs three times in Taylor’s five years as head coach, but star quarterback Joe Burrow has only played 10 games in two of those seasons, one of which was his rookie year. When healthy, Taylor has demonstrated that he is capable of guiding Cincinnati very far, and his legacy will only
Grow whether he can lead the Bengals to their first Super Bowl triumph in franchise history. John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens
John Harbaugh is the NFL’s second-longest-tenured coach (behind only No. 1 on our list), and for good cause. Since Harbaugh took over in 2008, the Ravens have routinely been one of the league’s best teams, with an identity built around a dominant defense.
Harbaugh has led the Ravens to 11 postseason berths, with only five seasons missing the playoffs during his tenure. Baltimore has advanced to the AFC Championship game four times under Harbaugh, and they won their second Super Bowl in team history in 2012. Throughout the process, he has accumulated an incredible The playoff record is 12-10 (a winning percentage of.545).
Harbaugh was elected NFL Coach of the Year in 2011, and he has produced an impressive coaching tree. Ten of Harbaugh’s assistants have been hired as NFL or NCAA head coaches, including Rex Ryan, Vic Fangio, and Chuck Pagano.
