As rookie Baltimore Ravens placekicker Tyler Loop’s last-second field goal attempt drifted wide right of its target against the Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday night, the final playoff dance tickets of the NFL season were secured with dramatic ramifications.
A triumphant Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin pounded his chest and blew another kiss at the camera, while Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh would soon have to clear his desk after 18 years of service in Baltimore.
It was as winner-take-all as it could have been in this long-time rivalry between what were the two longest-tenured active head coaches in the NFL.