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The Number One Stat Pittsburgh Must Change Saturday: 66-0

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I said I would share this stat far and wide if and when the Pittsburgh Steelers made the playoffs. The one figure that should haunt them heading into Saturday’s Wild Card game, one unrelated to anything they’ve done wrong during their four-game losing streak. And it’s a big one.

66-0.

That’s the combined first quarter score of the Steelers last five playoff games, all losses. You can take a guess if Pittsburgh is on the right or wrong side of the number.

To recap, here’s the first quarter scores of each of those games.

2016 Conference Title Loss To New England: 10-0 Patriots
2017 Divisional Loss To Jacksonville: 14-0 Jaguars
2020 Wild Card Loss To Cleveland: 28-0 Browns
2021 Wild Card Loss To Kansas City: 0-0 Tie
2022 Wild Card Loss To Buffalo: 14-0 Bills

Add it up and it’s 66-0.