The case against Mike Tomlin. Time to go.
*Eight years without coming close to a playoff win
*Six straight playoff losses in which his teams have been cumulatively outscored in the first quarter, 73-0.
*The playoff-win drought of eight years is the Steelers’ longest since a streak that began in the 1960s (they actually didn’t win a single playoff game, ever, until 1972).
*The average margin of defeat in their six-game playoff losing streak is more than two touchdowns.
*They have also missed the playoffs nearly 40 percent of the time in those eight years — three out of eight — and have been disregarded as double-digit underdogs in each of their past three
*They have won three playoff games in the past 14 years, or half as many as the Houston Texans in that time frame.
* Tomlin owns the NFL record for most consecutive playoff games surrendering 40 points or more (three, from 2017-21)
*The division title drought of four years is the Steelers’ longest since a streak that began in the late 1980s.
* In five of the past seven years, the Steelers have lost at least three games in December.
*The Steelers ended this season on a five-game losing streak in which they were outscored 137-73.
*The Steelers have not beaten an upper-echelon quarterback in a playoff game in 15 years.
*“They weren’t ready to play,” said ex-NFL GM Doug Whaley on the WPXI postgame show, “and that falls squarely on the coaching staff and Mike T.”
*Game analyst Kirk Herbstreit was even more critical after the Steelers fell behind 21-0.
“I don’t see any fight, any pushback,” Herbstreit said. “Where the hell is the fight? This is the Pittsburgh Steelers. There’s nothing. They’re just going through the motions.”
*Eight years without coming close to a playoff win
*Six straight playoff losses in which his teams have been cumulatively outscored in the first quarter, 73-0.
*The playoff-win drought of eight years is the Steelers’ longest since a streak that began in the 1960s (they actually didn’t win a single playoff game, ever, until 1972).
*The average margin of defeat in their six-game playoff losing streak is more than two touchdowns.
*They have also missed the playoffs nearly 40 percent of the time in those eight years — three out of eight — and have been disregarded as double-digit underdogs in each of their past three
*They have won three playoff games in the past 14 years, or half as many as the Houston Texans in that time frame.
* Tomlin owns the NFL record for most consecutive playoff games surrendering 40 points or more (three, from 2017-21)
*The division title drought of four years is the Steelers’ longest since a streak that began in the late 1980s.
* In five of the past seven years, the Steelers have lost at least three games in December.
*The Steelers ended this season on a five-game losing streak in which they were outscored 137-73.
*The Steelers have not beaten an upper-echelon quarterback in a playoff game in 15 years.
*“They weren’t ready to play,” said ex-NFL GM Doug Whaley on the WPXI postgame show, “and that falls squarely on the coaching staff and Mike T.”
*Game analyst Kirk Herbstreit was even more critical after the Steelers fell behind 21-0.
“I don’t see any fight, any pushback,” Herbstreit said. “Where the hell is the fight? This is the Pittsburgh Steelers. There’s nothing. They’re just going through the motions.”
