Steelers Reacts: 45% of supporters say they are “disappointed” that Mike Tomlin will make a comeback in 2024.

Just one week ago, 69% of Steelers supporters surveyed expressed confidence in the team’s path prior to the team’s wild playoff game versus the Bills. In the same survey, 62% of supporters stated they anticipated winning over Buffalo, even though they were strong road underdogs and wouldn’t have their top edge rusher, T.J. Watt, available.

Naturally, some of those same fans no longer have that faith following that “unexpected” loss.

Perhaps many had a little too much hope for the wild card game. After all, the Steelers were merely 1-10 without Watt coming into this game. They faced the Buffalo Bills (-2.5), who were on the rise. Bet $10 on BUF To Beat KC:

$16.76
Win by 2.5.
$18.70
To Lose: The $22.40 club that had defeated the Chiefs, Cowboys, and Dolphins while remaining unbeaten since their Week 13 bye. Following a 5-5 start to the season, that victory over the Dolphins guaranteed them the AFC East title for the fourth time in a row. To put it briefly, this was a formidable football club that had triumphed over many of the same difficult situations that the Steelers faced, such as losing their offensive coordinator and suffering several critical injuries to their defense.

Only 28% of supporters said they were “elated” that Tomlin would be coming back, while 27% of fans said they didn’t care. It’s hardly shocking to learn that some fans wanted Tomlin to go on—either through a trade or Art Rooney II benching him—as they had been requesting it on and off for the entire season. However, it’s safe to say that almost everyone was aware that none of those scenarios was genuinely possible—that’s simply not the Steelers way.