The Pittsburgh Steelers will go into the playoffs on a four-game losing streak after Saturday's 19–17 defeat to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Only two other teams have begun the playoffs on such a streak, as ESPN's Brooke Pryor pointed out afterward. The most recent team to fall backwards into the postseason was the 1999 Detroit Lions, who ended their season with five consecutive losses and lost in the wild-card round to Washington.
Entering the playoffs about as cold as a team can be seems entirely relevant when asking Steelers players and coaches about their performance.