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CINCINNATI (AP)Coach Marvin Lewis talked to owner Mike Brown about his future with the Bengals on Monday http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-james-harrison-jersey , but they reached no conclusions and planned more discussions. The Bengals failed to make the playoffs for the second straight season, and Lewis’ contract is finished after his 15th year in Cincinnati. He said Monday that he’s not sure he’ll be back. He and Brown had a general discussion about the team’s future. ”If his direction is different than my direction, it’s probably not good,” Lewis said. ”So we just have to make sure we’re all on the same page.” Lewis said he has no interest into moving into a front office job. The front office decided to go with a youth movement this season, giving Lewis one of his least-experienced teams. The Bengals’ 31-27 victory over the Ravens on Sunday left them 7-9, their second straight losing season after reaching the playoffs five straight years. Lewis said on Monday that the organization has to do a better job of building a team that can win the AFC North. During his 15 seasons in Cincinnati, he’s lobbied for more sway over the makeup of the roster. ”We have to build better,” Lewis said. ”We’ve got to build a team that can win in this division, and we’re not there obviously. So that’s the first step.” Lewis has the second-longest active tenure with an NFL team behind Bill Belichick’s 18 seasons in New England. Belichick’s Patriots have won five Super Bowls and made two other appearances in the title game. Lewis is 0-7 in the playoffs, the worst postseason coaching mark in NFL history. The Bengals reached the playoffs five consecutive seasons from 2011-15, a franchise record, but lost in the opening round each time – another NFL record for futility. They haven’t won a playoff game since the 1990 season, the sixth-longest streak of coming up empty in league history. Brown’s patience and his commitment to loyalty have kept Lewis in Cincinnati this long – the coach recognizes he’d have been fired anywhere else long ago. It was clear he and Brown had different views on the franchise’s course last offseason when they talked about a contract extension beyond 2017 but couldn’t reach an agreement. Lewis said he’s unsure how long it will take to decide whether he stays or looks for a coaching job somewhere else. Attendance at Paul Brown Stadium has fallen significantly since the Bengals’ playoff meltdown and 18-16 loss to the Steelers that ended the 2015 season. The stadium was half-empty for their last home game against Detroit and fans are calling for change. Asked what he would say to fans Isaiah Wynn Jersey , Lewis said, ”Well, I think if you’re a real fan then you stay the course and understand we’re not happy with what transpired this season and we’re going to do everything – if I’m here, I’m going to do everything in my power to get us to be world champions.” McCARRON’S FUTURE UNCERTAIN, TOO The Bengals tried to trade backup quarterback AJ McCarron to Cleveland on Oct. 31, but the Browns didn’t get the paperwork to the league office in time. McCarron’s status for next season is in dispute. The Bengals claim he’s a restricted free agent because he missed most of his rookie season with a shoulder injury. McCarron has filed a grievance saying he’s unrestricted. McCarron said Monday he expects a decision on Feb. 15. He told Lewis during their end-of-the-season talk that he wants to start somewhere next season. ”Like I told Marvin, I’d love to have my chance,” McCarron said. BUFFALO LOVES DALTON Andy Dalton’s 49-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Boyd with 44 seconds left beat the Ravens and sent the Bills into the playoffs for the first time in 18 years. Some Bills fans showed their appreciation by donating to Dalton’s foundation. ”I think I’m the hottest guy in Buffalo right now,” Dalton said. ”According to my Twitter, I think everybody’s loving us right now. Obviously that’s a crazy fan base and they’re all pretty excited.” — THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Jared Goff was 7 years old when Tom Brady beat the Rams to win his first Super Bowl in early 2002. The kid has been a fan of the superstar ever since.Goff is now 24, the same age as Brady was then. When Brady plays in his ninth Super Bowl next weekend in Atlanta for the New England Patriots, Goff will be on the other sideline for Los Angeles Womens Danny Etling Jersey , neither star-struck nor cocky.Their 17-year age gap is the biggest between starting quarterbacks in Super Bowl history. Yet the passing years apparently mean little to Brady, and they’re just as unimportant to Goff, who sees no advantage in his youth and no disadvantage in his inexperience.“It’s a guy that you’ve looked up to for so long,” Goff said Thursday. “Now I get a chance to play in one with him. We do respect him, but I’m going to go out there and do my best and be the best I can be, and hopefully come out with a win.”Both quarterbacks will be under a relentless spotlight in the next week. Brady lives his life under that glare, while Goff is still getting used to it after just three years of being a No. 1 overall pick who stumbled early, but grew quickly into a successful quarterback.Goff doesn’t admit to seeing this Super Bowl as a chance to step into Brady’s echelon as one of the league’s elite passers, even if that’s what much of the football world is telling him. But after Goff led the Rams to 24 wins and two playoff victories over the past two years, the Rams already think he’s there.“We’re very confident in his ability to lead us, knowing that it’s a big game,” Rams coach Sean McVay said. “I think Jared will be himself, which is exactly what we want him to be.”Goff and Brady are from different generations Youth Isaiah Wynn Jerseys , but the quarterbacks have a few things in common.They’re both from the Bay Area, with Brady growing up on the Peninsula and Goff in Marin County. Neither was a can’t-miss NFL prospect heading into college, but neither let it stop him.Already the winningest quarterback in NFL history, Brady will play in his 40th playoff game in Atlanta. Goff is playing in his fourth, but he is riding the momentum of his first two career postseason victories in the past two games.Goff didn’t have many plays on his shoulders two weeks ago when the Rams’ ground game ran over the Dallas Cowboys. He played a larger role in the Rams’ wild victory over the Saints, and he emerged with the renewed respect of his coaches and teammates.Goff clearly has the arm and the ability to succeed in McVay’s offense. In New Orleans last weekend, he demonstrated his ability to do more.“It’s big, I think, anytime you can go into an atmosphere like that, go down 13 (points) early, and then show the poise and perseverance and get through adversity the way we did and be able to come out on top late in the game,” Goff said.It wasn’t his best performance of the season, but it was probably the most satisfying.Goff went 25 of 40 for 297 yards with one touchdown and one interception against the Saints. More importantly Isaiah Wynn Jerseys Stitched , he calmly rallied the Rams from an early 13-point deficit, and he made enough big plays down the stretch to keep the Rams in contention in that topsy-turvy game.“What stood out was the way that he was able to weather the storm,” McVay said. “The mental toughness was displayed by the team as a whole, and Jared kind of personified that with the way that he handled the game, his overall command, making big throws when we needed it the most. … Jared (showed) his ability to be at his best when his best was required. The competitive greatness showed up in a big way.”Goff and Brady have only faced each other once before. In December 2016, Brady became the NFL’s career victories leader in a 26-10 victory at New England, while Goff threw two interceptions in his third career start.Goff met Brady for the first time at that game. They’re friendly, but not yet close.When asked if it feels surreal to be heading toward a Super Bowl showdown with the mighty Patriots and a quarterback who has been winning championships for his entire life, Goff stifled a grin.“No,” he replied. “I’ve played these guys before.”