Sunday will mark the first time in their storied careers that Ravens Offensive Coordinator and Broncos Head Coach Vic Fangio, former peers, will coach against one another. Roman, who has popularized the pistol offense at the NFL level, and Fangio, who is widely credited with the return of split-safety defenses, coached together at two different NFL stops. The two worked together under Brian Billick in Baltimore; Roman was an offensive line assistant while Fangio was titled as a special assistant to the head coach and defensive assistant.
That only lasted from 2006-2007, as Roman departed to take over play calling duties at Holy Cross High School before joining forces with Jim Harbaugh at Stanford as a tight ends and offensive tackles coach.