A FORMER NFL SCOUT HAS BEEN FIRED.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ season has officially come to an end.
The Steelers began the season 6-3, but had lost three of their previous four games entering Week 15. The previous two losses were to the Arizona Cardinals and New England Patriots, both of whom are 6-20 on the season.
The Steelers had a chance to reverse recent fortunes and gain ground in the playoff race when they traveled to Indianapolis to face the Colts on Saturday. Unfortunately for Pittsburgh, the recent downturn has only worsened.
The Steelers jumped out to a 13-0 lead and looked like the team that had found success earlier in the season. However, Indianapolis roared back to take a 14-13 halftime lead and never looked back with a dominant second half.
However, the story of the game lied more with how ineffective the Steelers were on offense. Pittsburgh produced just 216 yards on offense, with quarterback Mitch Trubisky going 16-of-23 for 169 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Trubisky did add another touchdown on the ground, but both scoring drives came after miscues from the Colts, so the Steelers offense struggled to generate much. This led to Trubisky being benched for Mason Rudolph towards the end of the game, a move that did little to help Pittsburgh’s comeback attempt.
Another storyline in the game came via some questionable decision-making from head coach Mike Tomlin. One notably came in the fourth quarter when he elected to punt instead of kick a field goal from within kicker Chris Boswell’s range.
Fans on social media ripped into Tomlin for his conservative play calling and asked for his firing while also declaring that this team is not living up to the franchise’s legacy.
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