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Bengals coach Marvin Lewis is well aware of his record, and he’s been around the NFL long enough to know there are no lifetime appointments.

When asked about some recent and reasonable questions about his status, Lewis acknowledged that when you’re 3-7-1 and haven’t won a playoff game in 14 years, they come with the territory.

“Everybody has to perform,” Lewis said, via Paul Dehner Jr. of the Cincinnati Enquirer. “That’s why it’s professional sports. So many times people always think that what starts out with 90 guys everybody gets to stay. Not everybody gets to stay. It’s the same thing, players and coaches alike.”

While this year’s record will increase the frequency of the questions, Lewis said this year is not unique in regards to the pressure of the job.

“Everybody understands the object of the game is to win games,” he said. “That’s our responsibility to pull it out of the players. It’s our responsibility to pull it out of the players as much as we can. When it’s not there then we have to get a new player.”

The Bengals haven’t gone out and gotten a new coach in a long time. And since he’s under contract through 2017, it’s possible that they may not this offseason.

But while they haven’t broken through in the playoffs, they have been consistently competitive under Lewis, which is something that wasn’t always the case for the Bengals before he walked in the door.