Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season is over, focus immediately shifts to the offseason. The team will conduct exit interviews with players and coaches over the coming weeks and there could be an added layer of intrigue this year given recent reports from ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Tomlin will not be fired, but “could decide to take some time off.”
The 31-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills was the fifth-straight playoff loss for Tomlin and the Steelers as they continue to go one-and-done in the postseason. Tomlin was able to get this team turned around from 7-7 to make the playoffs off the momentum of three-straight wins to end the regular season, but it was the same old song and dance in the tournament.