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2024 just the latest in a long string of late-season Steelers collapses under Mike Tomlin

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What was then called the Washington Football Team celebrates after Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had his final pass deflected and then intercepted the fourth quarter to seal a Washington victory on Dec. 7, 2020, at what was then called Heinz Field. The victory dropped the Steelers to 11-1 and precipitated a collapse that had them lose five of their final six (including playoffs) of the season. It was just one recent example of a late-season Steelers swoon.

During the annual holiday season, the Pittsburgh Steelers under Mike Tomlin have far too often been in quite the requisite giving mood.