Media pundits have been trying and failing for over a decade to predict the complete demise of the Pittsburgh Steelers. While they haven’t exactly achieved a great deal of success in that time, if measured by postseason accomplishments, they have consistently been in the mix, and typically with a decent if not very good record by the end of the year.
Under Mike Tomlin, the Steelers have only ever played one single game in which there was no hope of them reaching the postseason when they kicked off. That was week 17 of the 2012 season, prior to which they were already eliminated.