Mike Tomlin, John Harbaugh set to make NFL history with 30th meeting as Steelers host Ravens in Week 13

In the combined 29 seasons, Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh have hosted two of the NFL’s most successful series. Tomlin took the lead Pittsburgh Steelers to one Super Bowl winning, two AFC titles and seven division titles since succeeding Hall of Fame coach Bill Cowher in 2007. Harbaugh has coached. Ravens won one Super Bowl title and five division titles since arriving in Baltimore in 2008.

The longtime head coaches will perform NFL history when Pittsburgh hosts Baltimore this Sunday at Heinz Field. The game will mark the 30th meeting between the two coaches, marking the third time in tournament history that opposing coaches have met at least several times, based on Missi Matthews of Steelers.com. Prior to Bear Coach George Halas faces former Packers Coach Earl “Curley” Lambeau 49 times during their career in the Hall of Fame, with Halas’ Bears hitting a 30-16-3 record. Prior to Giant Hall of Fame coach Steve Owen has faced Lambeau 31 times, and New York will lead 15-14-2 in those games. Tomlin’s Steelers is 15-14 ahead of Harbaugh’s Raven.

Here are some highlights from the first 29 games between the two coaches.

• Tomlin holds the record 2-1 after last season against Harbaugh. Pittsburgh beat Baltimore in the 2008 and 2010 postseasons before Raven beat the Steelers in the 2014 Wild-card round.
• Baltimore’s longest winning streak over Pittsburgh was four games from January 2015 to November 2016. The Steelers’ longest winning streak over Baltimore under Tomlin was three games, occurring on two separate occasions, once. The most recent took place from 2016-17.
• Under Tomlin, Pittsburgh wiped out Baltimore in 2008 and 2017. Harbaugh’s Raven wiped out the Steelers in 2011, 2015 and 2019.
• The Steelers’ biggest margin in victory over Raven under Tomlin’s lead was 20 points in Week 9 of the 2014 season. The Ravens’ biggest margin of victory over Steelers under Harbaugh was 28 points in Week 1 of the season. 2011.
• Of their first 29 encounters, 21 of those were single-possession results, making for seven of the first eight.
• In 2020, the duo became the first pair of coaches to face each other in the regular season 25 times in the Super Bowl era.

Despite the stiff competition of the teams, Tomlin and Harbaugh always respected each other.

“They’ve always been true to themselves, and that’s all they want,” Harbaugh said of Tomlin’s Steelers last fall. via ESPN’s Jamison Hensley. “So that’s the mark of a coach, and obviously coach Tomlin is one of the best, and we have a lot of respect for everything they do.”

Tomlin talks about Harbaugh’s Raven. “They’re a top organization and team. They have talent all over the world. They’re familiar with us. We’re familiar with them. what adds to the appeal. We should anticipate this. It was a physical and tough game because history tells us that, and the way the two teams played this year gives you that indication as well.”