Story byMichael David SmithTue, January 13, 2026 at 11:57 AM UTC·2 min readAfter Monday night's loss to the Texans, the Steelers have now lost seven consecutive playoff games. And not only do the Steelers keep losing in the playoffs, but they keep looking like a team that has no business being in the playoffs. The Steelers have been outscored by a combined score of 261-153, or more than 15 points a game. And even that doesn't fully demonstrate how badly the Steelers have been blown out: In those seven playoff losses, the Steelers have never had a second-half lead, in all seven games they've trailed by at least 21 at some point in the game, and they've repeatedly scored garbage-time touchdowns that made the score look more palatable long after the loss was clinched. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHere's a look at the Steelers' seven straight losses:2016: Patriots 36, Steelers 17: An AFC Championship Game blowout that was worse than the score looks; the Patriots took a 10-0 first quarter lead and never looked back.
