Less than a month ago the Steelers were untouchable. Sitting with an 11-0 record, the debate about if the team could go 16-0 was very real, and to top it off, Ben Roethlisberger’s MVP odds were climbing by the week. This year felt like the magic year where the Steelers would once again climb to the top of the mountain and bring home ring number seven. But then success came to a crashing halt. Three games later, and the Steelers are facing the most historic collapse in NFL history.
But this stretch has cut deeper than any other Steelers losing skid in recent memory, and after some soul searching I can tell you exactly why fans feel this way.