Over the Steelers last five playoff games, all losses: Pittsburgh has been outscored 66-0 in the first quarter. They've been outscored 122-47 in the first half (-75 differential). And outscored 202-134 total in their last five playoff losses (-68 differential). Over that span, Pittsburgh has turned the ball over 12 times and forced just two takeaways. That's a -10 turnover differential in five games. To put that in perspective, only five NFL teams this year finished with a worse turnover ratio across their 17-game regular season. And Pittsburgh has finished with a positive ratio in each of the last five regular seasons, last being negative in 2018 (-11). Somehow, this team just completely falls apart in the playoffs.
The Steelers have allowed 30-plus points in five-straight playoff games, the longest streak in NFL history. No other team has even done it four times. And only five times in history has a team done it three in a row. As our Matthew Marczi pointed out, the Steelers have lost five straight playoff games, tied for the second-longest active streak in the NFL. The Washington Commanders also have five while the Miami Dolphins hold the "lead" with six. Detroit snapped their nine-game skid with their win over the Los Angeles Rams Sunday night. Pittsburgh now has failed to win a playoff game in seven consecutive years, which remains their longest post-merger drought.
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