Ever since the NFL-AFL merger, there hasn’t been a team in the league that has been more consistent than the Pittsburgh Steelers. At least up until recently they have ranked at the top of many crucial categories, and remain at or near, such as Super Bowl victories, division titles, postseason victories, and postseason appearances.
There was one aspect in particular that long stood out for them above everybody else, which was the frequency with which they not only reached the postseason, but had success. They were the only team, for example, who had never gone five consecutive years without a postseason victory—until now.