The Mike Tomlin Era of the Pittsburgh Steelers is officially finished. 19 seasons and one Super Bowl later, the 53-year-old head coach stepped down from the organization.
Many Pittsburgh Steelers fans wanted Mike Tomlin fired at several points during the 2025 NFL season. The noise from the fan base had been growing for years, largely due to Tomlin’s inability to win a playoff game since the 2016 season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs for the franchise's seventh straight postseason loss, falling to the Houston Texans 30-6.
How many of the NFL quarterbacks to emerge victorious from their first start in the postseason in the Super Bowl Era (since 1966) can you name eight minutes?
Thanks to pro-football-reference.com's addition of unofficial sack totals to players' resumes, more clarity has emerged about the best pass-rushing years from previous eras.
Yesterday, Mike Tomlin's decision to step down as the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach sent shockwaves through the sport. While John Harbaugh's firing was shocking, Tomlin's willingness to move on added a massive wrinkle to an already historic coaching carousel.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
Steel City Underground presents three highlight plays from the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Wild Card playoff game against the Houston Texans on Jan. 12, 2026.
Mike Tomlin stepping down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers after 19 seasons in charge left the franchise without the person who had essentially served as its unofficial CEO throughout his tenure.
Mike Tomlin’s decision to leave the Pittsburgh Steelers may have also made Aaron Rodgers’ decision for him. Tomlin stepped down as Pittsburgh’s coach on Tuesday, ending a 19-year run in the job.