Tomlin Voted Coach of the Week

Head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers is the Motorola NFL Coach of the Week for games played Sept. 6-10.

Tomlin won his first career game as a head coach, leading the Steelers to a 34-7 road win over the Cleveland Browns. Tomlin became the first Steelers head coach to win his first game against the Browns and gave Pittsburgh the advantage in the all-time series against the Browns, 56-55, for the first time in club history. Under Tomlin’s leadership, the Steelers controlled the ball for 36:16, while limiting Cleveland to 221 yards (46 rushing) and recording six quarterback sacks.

Tomlin was selected as Motorola NFL Coach of the Week from among three finalists by voters on NFL.com. The other finalists were head coaches Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts and Norv Turner of the San Diego Chargers.

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