The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the best teams in the league this season.
They've won eight of their first 10 games and are a Super Bowl contender heading into their final seven games. They're also one win away from another non-losing season and can tie the NFL record of 21 straight seasons of finishing at least .500 or better on Thursday.
With their next win, the Steelers will clinch their 21st consecutive season at .500 or better. That will tie the Cowboys for the longest such streak in NFL history.
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) November 19, 2024
That record is currently held by the Dallas Cowboys, who finished .500 or better for 21 straight seasons from 1965-85.
The Steelers' last losing season came in 2003 when they finished 6-10 under former head coach Bill Cowher. They haven't finished worse than 8-8 since then and a big reason for that has been coaching. Cowher was great to end his tenure and Mike Tomlin has been a fantastic coach since taking over for him in 2007.
Tomlin has never had a losing season and that streak will continue this year unless the Steelers lose their last seven games, which is extremely unlikely.
He's won one Super Bowl and has been to two during his tenure in the Steel City.
Even though he's had a great tenure, Steelers fans still expect more. The Steelers haven't won a playoff game since 2016 and Steelers fans are frustrated about that.
They expect playoff wins considering the success this organization has had over the years.
The Steelers will have a great chance of ending that drought this season if they can keep this strong play up. They'd get to host at least one playoff game at home if they can hold onto their lead in the AFC North.
Their next game will be this Thursday against the Cleveland Browns. Kickoff will be at 8:15 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video.
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