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Mike Tomlin slept through wild Chargers-Raiders ending with Steelers' playoff berth at stake

While the NFL world was glued to its collective TVs during perhaps the wildest regular-season finale in league history on Sunday, the viewer with the most at stake missed the drama.

Mike Tomlin told reporters on Tuesday that he didn't see Daniel Carlson's game-winning field goal against the Los Angeles Chargers that clinched a playoff berth for the Las Vegas Raiders — and his Pittsburgh Steelers. He was asleep.

"I missed the end of it. I dozed off," the Steelers head coach told reporters on Monday.