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
“Jonnu Smith is the biggest waste of space I’ve ever seen”
u/tstk799▲ 526frustration
“Tomlin has to go. This is the end.”
u/Sonickill7▲ 407rage
“I went from a Mike Tomlin fan to actually feeling disdain for how many years he has set back this franchise.”
u/FakeMarkMadden▲ 342betrayal
“Only 6 points with 3 turnovers is football terrorism.”
u/ztrainum1▲ 218rage
“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
“being stuck in mediocrity purgatory is bullshit as a fan.”
u/Transton107▲ 213frustration
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