Pittsburgh Steelers HC Mike Tomlin is probably struggling to find ways to sound convincing after losses. It’s especially difficult when you stack losses on top of one another, as they have. Now losers of three in a row, the Steelers have relinquished control over the AFC North.
All season, they had the ability to determine the outcome simply by winning. But suddenly with just one game left, Tomlin needs help from Kevin Stefanski’s Browns. If Cleveland can beat the Ravens and the Steelers can beat the Bengals, they will still win the division. Yet both of those outcomes—not just either—feel increasingly unlikely.