Tomlin won a Super Bowl in his second year with the Steelers and has led them to the postseason 12 times. However, this season came to another frustrating end.

The Steelers held a two-game lead in the AFC North heading into Week 15, but dropped five straight games, culminating with a 28-14 loss to the Ravens on Wild Card Weekend. Pittsburgh never led in any of those games and failed to score more than 17 points.

In Saturday night’s playoff loss, the Steelers surrendered a franchise-record 299 yards rushing, led by Derrick Henry (186 yards), who rushed for 162 yards against the Steelers in Week 16.

After a promising 10-3 start, Pittsburgh played its worst football when it mattered most.

“I think we just got too comfortable,” former Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen said via the Post-Gazette after his first season with the Steelers. “We started chasing too many things, and I think we just let our foot off the pedal. That can’t happen. That’s why we are in the position that we are in.”

Pittsburgh has not won a postseason game since the 2016 season and has been outscored, 63-0, in the first quarter during its last five playoff appearances. Another former Raven, safety DeShon Elliott, said the Steelers have built a reputation for their lack of playoff success.

“Before I got here – obviously, I know football, and I know that in the past we’ve played well in the beginning of the season and [expletive] the bed at the end,” Elliott said. “The same [expletive] happened this year – close the season out on a five-game losing streak, including playoffs. We got to figure out what’s the problem.”