The Pittsburgh Steelers are once again one-and-done in the playoffs, and they weren't even close to avoiding that outcome.
Pittsburgh held on against a clearly superior Houston Texans team in the wild-card game on Monday night, but things completely unraveled in the fourth quarter, leading to a 30-6 blowout.
Quite honestly, the Steelers were fortunate to have hung around for that long, as the offense couldn't get anything going at all and the Texans had to commit several blunders for Pittsburgh to even have a chance to win the game.
This loss extends the Steelers' playoff losing streak to a whopping seven games and the last time Pittsburgh won a postseason contest was all the way back in the 2016 season.
Making that streak look even worse, the six of those seven straight playoff losses for Pittsburgh have been by double digits.
The Steelers' lack of playoff success is the bigstain on head coach Mike Tomlin's tenure in Pittsburgh, and it's why fans no longer care about the Super Bowl win from another lifetime ago or.500-or-better streak.
But, for those fans who are hoping to see Tomlin get canned, don't hold your breath.
Multiple reports suggest that is not going to happen and if Tomlin isn't with the Steelers in 2026, it'll be because he doesn't want to come back.
After the loss on Monday night, it has never been more apparent that something has to change, but for fans hoping for something significant to happen, that change is not likely to come.
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