Wild Card · 2025–26 season
Steelers
L 6-30 vs Texans · Jan 12, 2026
Misery Index · Despair
Steelers fans demanding Tomlin's job after another playoff embarrassment, this one a 6-30 surrender to Houston.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
Three takeaways and the offense still mustered only six points, which is its own kind of indictment. The W.Anderson strip-sack of A.Rodgers at the PIT 33 in the fourth was the moment hope formally checked out, but B.Echols' interception at the 4 in the third should have been a launching pad and instead produced nothing. When the defense hands you that gift and the scoreboard stays stuck, the conversation stops being about players.
What fans said
“Tomlin has to go. This is the end.”
u/Sonickill7▲ 407rage
“Only 6 points with 3 turnovers is football terrorism.”
u/ztrainum1▲ 218rage
“I went from a Mike Tomlin fan to actually feeling disdain for how many years he has set back this franchise.”
u/FakeMarkMadden▲ 342betrayal
“Terrible fucking pick up. Made me angry every time I saw him on the field.”
u/Dutch5-1▲ 127rage
“I’ve never seen a team as poorly coached as in that game.”
u/glocckkyy▲ 86rage
“The Patriots dominated Tomlin and completely rebuilt to be a true contender for the next 15 years since Tomlin last won a playoff game.”
u/tonytroz▲ 218frustration
14 more
“being stuck in mediocrity purgatory is bullshit as a fan.”
u/Transton107▲ 213frustration
“You can’t lose 7 playoff games in a row in such a brutal fashion and not get fired.”
u/Combataircraft9▲ 55rage
“This sub will come to hate me if this team does not fire Mike Tomlin I swear I will not shut up forever now”
u/Waluigi_IRL▲ 122rage
“If Tomlin isn’t fired tomorrow this franchise is not serious in ever winning again.”
u/michaelgia1225▲ 82rage
“the fact that I knew that this would be the endgame, despite all the new faces. Same shit, different year. I didn't feel invested in a single god damned moment tonight.”
u/rjrennx▲ 69despair
“It's been damn near a decade since this team won a playoff game, and things aren't getting better.”
u/SteelPenguin947▲ 99frustration
“The longer Tomlin stays, the more his legacy is tarnished by these consistent embarrassments.”
u/InspectionNo9014▲ 210frustration
“He has to have crazy blackmail on Arthur Smith. No other reason for that dude to still be hanging around at this point stealing paychecks.”
u/noblemile▲ 53betrayal
“Jonnu Smith is the biggest waste of space I’ve ever seen”
u/tstk799▲ 526frustration
“Tomlin you can go take a screenshot of ur non losing season record and wipe ur crusty ass with it.”
u/GhettoSasquatch_▲ 25rage
“He can't block, he can't catch, he can't run routes, seriously, what does he do?”
u/Unspoken▲ 171frustration
“Because the other team missed a borderline chip shot field goal. Truly unhinged.”
u/mjb6610▲ 35rage
“FINALLY PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP!!! The entire trade was so so stupid.”
u/Lung-Salad▲ 31rage
“Art II is a gigantic pussy”
u/Omegahamilton1998▲ 38rage