Mike Tomlin's Record When Steelers Fall Below .500 is Incredible
By Parker White
The Pittsburgh Steelers enter the third week of the NFL season 0-2, and their franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will miss the rest of the year after undergoing elbow surgery.
That's not ideal and would spell doom for most teams, but the Mike Tomlin-led Steelers should cheer up and still remain confident because of his impeccable leadership.
Mike Tomlin Part II
— RJ Bell (@RJinVegas) September 16, 2019
Entire Career: Tomlin's teams entered a game with a losing season-record 27 times (winning over 70%)
Avg for other teams: 80 "losing-record" games over this same span, winning less than 41% of them.
FACT: Steelers current tough spot is a good Tomlin spot.
You see that number? Tomlin's Steeler teams entered a game with a losing record just 27 times over his tenure, and they've won over 70% of those games.
The rest of the league wins fewer than 41% of them.
Pittsburgh will head on the road to face the San Francisco 49ers, a game in which the Steelers are 6.5-point underdogs with backup Mason Rudolph under center.
Paul Zeise: Mike Tomlin has a chance to silence his critics https://t.co/GFLMJvkf0H #Steelers pic.twitter.com/GE6ZEgQb3T
— Steelers Depot (@Steelersdepot) September 19, 2019
This is Tomlin's 13th season in Pittsburgh, and while plenty of fans want a change, the dude has never had a losing season and these types of numbers prove exactly why. He knows how to game plan and rally the troops when the odds are against him.
I wouldn't want to be the 49ers this week.