While the Steelers are consistently competitive under Tomlin, they haven’t won a playoff game since eight years ago, when they reached the AFC Championship game. They have struggled to find a successor to longtime quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, having moved on from 2022 first-round pick Kenny Pickett after just two years.
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is not sure that the team needs to bottom out or ‘tank’ to land their next franchise quarterback. When asked about the notion, Tomlin brushed it off, citing examples from Lamar Jackson to Jalen Hurts.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the media on Tuesday following Pittsburgh's playoff loss on Saturday to the Ravens, telling reporters that he has "no response" to outside talk about his job security.
The Steelers and Mike Tomlin face a huge decision ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. Here are three options worth considering.
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed quarterback Skylar Thompson hours after Mike Tomlin told reporters again how important QB mobility is.
Through the first decade of the 2000s, Pittsburgh looked like a juggernaut, melding youthful exuberance with rugged experience to create a side capable of making deep runs in the playoffs. The Steelers won two Super Bowl titles, in 2005 and in 2008 (Tomlin's second year at the helm).
After a 5-12, last-place season that included 10 consecutive losses and the in-season firings of coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, the Chicago Bears are now embarking on a search to hire the franchise’s next head coach.
Pittsburgh finished the 2024 campaign with a 10-7 record before they suffered a 28-14 loss at the hands of their AFC North rivals, the Baltimore Ravens, in the wild card round last weekend. While the season was a success, the Steelers collapsed down the stretch, leading to the aforementioned questions about Tomlin's future.
Upsets this weekend by the Rams and Commanders could put the NFC title game in Los Angeles next weekend, after the NFL moved an opening-round playoff game to Arizona.
It was a sequence that perfectly captured the Pittsburgh Steelers’ desultory first-round playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night, and also the desultory, mediocre reality that has surrounded the Steelers for a decade now.
Russell Wilson, who started 11 games for the Steelers this season, finished 14th in the NFL in passer rating, 26th in QBR and 15th in adjusted net yards per attempt. Justin Fields, who started the first six games, ended up 19th, 27th and 25th in those three statistics.