Steelers have made the worst kind of NFL history
On Sunday morning, the Steelers were 7-4. They had a pair of home games only four days apart against teams that entered the contests with identical records of 2-10.
And the Steelers lost both games.
As mentioned on the Amazon postgame show, the Steelers became the first team in league history with a record above .500 to lose consecutive games to teams at least eight games below .500. While the opportunities for such an accomplishment undoubtedly don’t pop up very often, the Steelers found a way to pull it off.
Making the history-making losses even more mind-boggling is the fact that both happened in Pittsburgh.
The full ramifications won’t be known until the next four games are played. Maybe they can turn it around and still make it to the postseason. Or maybe they’re mentally broken after blowing a clear shot to move to 9-4. Instead, they’re 7-6, their starting quarterback is still injured, and they find themselves in a cluster of teams vying for the three wild-card spots in a wide-open AFC.
