Want to know why the Pittsburgh Steelers have staying power? Why Mike Tomlin and the team, putting playoff struggles aside for a moment, are always in the hunt? They dominate the division. They get up for the big rivalry games and come out on top, creating critical separation in the standings and earning tiebreakers at the end of the year.
That’s shown in the data. Going down the research rabbit hole yesterday, I examined the last time each team had a losing record within the division. Spoiler alert: For the Steelers, you have to go back awhile.
Below is a table, by year, of the season each team finished below .