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Steelers record on 'Monday Night Football': Inside Pittsburgh's streak of 23 straight home wins since 1991

Story byTeddy RicketsonTue, January 13, 2026 at 5:49 AM UTC·4 min readSteelers record on 'Monday Night Football': Inside Pittsburgh's streak of 23 straight home wins since 1991 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Pittsburgh Steelers haven't won a playoff game since 2016, a trend that continued with their 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans to conclude the 2025 season. The Steelers have made the playoffs six times since their last postseason win, one of the biggest critiques about current head coach Mike Tomlin. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPittsburgh might have had its best shot to break that cold spell against Houston thanks to the NFL's scheduling, with the Steelers hosting the Texans in the final 2026 wild-card game of the weekend on "Monday Night Football."Pittsburgh was on an unreal run with home games played on Monday night.

Steelers record on 'Monday Night Football': Inside Pittsburgh's streak of 23 straight home wins since 1991

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Key Highlights

  • In fact, the Steelers went into the game having won 23 consecutive Monday night home games. Here is more on the Steelers' impressive streak that the Texans snapped. MORE STEELERS-TEXANS NEWS:Texans defense stifles Aaron Rodgers, Steelers in wild-card win Will Mike Tomlin, Steelers part ways after another first-round playoff exit?How Steelers failed to take advantage of C. J.
  • Stroud turnoversSteelers 'Monday Night Football' winning streakPittsburgh went a total of 34 years not seeing its football team lose at home on a Monday night.
  • So, why did that streak exist?
  • Well, for starters, there are only a handful of Monday night games per season, and it is very rare for teams to play in more than one.
  • Also, this record applied to only home games played on Monday night, further shrinking the Steelers' sample size. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementStill, it was extremely impressive that Pittsburgh won 23 home "Monday Night Football" games in a row.
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