Things got better for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.
But the first quarter of their primetime clash with the Miami Dolphins started the same way games have been starting for years for Mike Tomlin's squad.
On this particular night, the Steelers didn't score in the first quarter.
It extended a streak of games that Pittsburgh hasn't scored more than seven points in a first quarter to an astonishing mark.
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It's been 64 such games in a row.
ESPN shared that stat:
The 1st quarter ends with the Dolphins and Steelers scoreless.
— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) December 16, 2025
The Steelers extend their streak of scoring 7 or fewer 1st quarter points to 64 straight games, all under Mike Tomlin.
That is the longest active streak in the NFL and longest streak by a Head Coach in NFL history.…
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That's hard to believe.
Sure, the Steelers of recent vintage are often a little more deliberate, putting together slower and longer drives. And they haven't been the most explosive offense ever.
But 64 games in a row of 7 or less in the first quarter? That seems pretty much impossible.
Tomlin's crew has done it, though. What a wild streak.
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