Raiders Head Coach Jack Del Rio and Lions Head Coach Jim Caldwell
Oakland Raiders Head Coach Jack Del Rio
Hometown:Hayward, Calif.
Head Coaching Record:75-77
Coaching Background:
| 1997 | New Orleans Saints | Assistant Strength Coach |
| 1998 | New Orleans Saints | Linebackers |
| 1999-2001 | Baltimore Ravens | Linebackers |
| 2002 | Carolina Panthers | Defensive Coordinator |
| 2003-11 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Head Coach |
| 2012-14 | Denver Broncos | Interim Head Coach |
| 2013 (Wks. 10-13) | Denver Broncos | Interim Head Coach |
| 2015 | Oakland Raiders | Head Coach |
Fun Fact: Head Coach Del Rio played linebacker for Lions special teams coordinator Joe Marciano (special teams/tight ends) in 1986 with the New Orleans Saints.
Detroit Lions Head Coach Jim Caldwell
Hometown:Beloit, Wis.
Head Coaching Record:39-34
Coaching Background:
| 1977 | Iowa | Graduate Assistant |
| 1978-80 | Southern Illinois | Assistant |
| 1981 | Northwestern | Assistant |
| 1982-84 | Colorado | Assistant |
| 1985 | Louisville | Assistant |
| 1986 | Penn State | Wide Receivers |
| 1987 | Penn State | Quarterbacks |
| 1988-92 | Penn State | Passing Game Coord./QBs |
| 1993-2000 | Wake Forest | Head Coach |
| 2001 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Quarterbacks |
| 2002-05 | Indianapolis Colts | Quarterbacks |
| 2006-07 | Indianapolis Colts | Assistant HC/QBs |
| 2008 | Indianapolis Colts | Associate Head Coach |
| 2009-11 | Indianapolis Colts | Head Coach |
| 2012 | Baltimore Ravens | QBs/Offensive Coord. |
| 2013 | Baltimore Ravens | Offensive Coordinator |
| 2014-15 | Detroit Lions | Head Coach |
Fun Fact:By finishing 2014 with an 11-5 regular season record, Caldwell tied Potsy Clark (1931, Portsmouth Spartans) for the most wins in franchise history by a coach in his first year with the club. He is the third coach in team history to lead the Lions to the playoffs in his first year with Detroit.
