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Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti was in the middle of a press conference Tuesday when he was informed by a reporter that Mike Tomlin, his longtime rival, was stepping down as coach of the Steelers after 19 seasons.

“Holy (expletive),” Bisciotti responded. “Good for Mike. I’ve admired Mike for (19) years. That’s really shocking that he did it that way. Yeah, that’s kind of crazy.”

The same could be said for the Ravens’ situation. Just a week ago, Bisciotti fired former coach John Harbaugh after 18 seasons.

For both the Steelers and Ravens, it was arguably time to move on from each coach. The Ravens missed the playoffs at 8-9, and the Steelers won the AFC North at 10-7, but lost meekly to the Texans on Monday night, 30-6.

Read Ben Volin's full story at BostonGlobe.com.

PATRIOTS LINK IT UP

MAILING IT IN: The mailbag was stuffed this week with questions about the performance of the offensive line against the Chargers, but we also have questions about Mike Vrabel, the coaching staff, Christian Barmore, and more. Christopher Price gets right to it.

THAT WAS FAST: Tomlin's departure from the Steelers wasn't the only news around the league. The Chargers fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman and offensive line coach Mike Devlin on Tuesday, two days after the 16-3 loss to the Patriots.

TUNE IN: The Patriots won their first playoff game in seven years, but there are improvements that need to be made before they take on the Texans. Ben Volin and Gary Washburn discuss.

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