Black & Yellow | Pittsburgh Steelers M26

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New England looks trash outside of the great rush defense… should be an easy dub tbh

despite the lower ranking, their pass defense is pretty good too. Dunno why they give up so many yards, but Bottom 5 in passing touchdowns allowed.

Forgot about your OL injuries. Those could be a factor…

Not in the running game, more in Richardson having time to work tbh

“Tom Brady isn’t walking through that door,” Mike Tomlin deadpanned Wednesday, drawing laughs while framing what everyone already knows: this is a new era, for both franchises.

Drake Maye

Drake Maye goes down in the 3rd quarter

Our Lord & Saviour, Drake Maye. Deliver us from Evil.

Disrespecting Maye ain’t gonna work out well for Tomlin

wait, whose side ya'll on!?

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Steelers Force 3 Turnovers In Decisive 4th Q To Break Post-Season Draught


Trailing 28-24 in the 4th Q, Drake May had the chance for his Brady moment. Instead, he was strip sacked for one of three turnovers by the Patriots in the final frame.

ScoringSummary

Team	Q	Time	Play	New England	Pittsburgh
	1st	6:36	Stefon Diggs, 17 Yd Pass From Drake Maye	7	0
	1st	6:20	Jaylen Warren, 76 Yd Run	7	7
	2nd	5:24	Keaton Mitchell, 4 Yd Run	7	14
	2nd	3:32	Rhamondre Stevenson, 6 Yd Pass From Drake Maye	14	14
	2nd	0:28	Andres Borregales, 22 Yd FG	17	14
	3rd	2:09	DK Metcalf, 2 Yd Pass From Anthony Richardson	17	21
	3rd	1:21	Desmond Reid, 77 Yd Run	24	21
	4th	8:12	Calvin Austin, 18 Yd Pass From Anthony Richardson	24	28
	4th	6:54	Payton Wilson Returned Fumble 30 Yds	24	35
	4th	5:31	Chris Boswell, 43 Yd FG	24	38
	4th	2:24	Jaylen Warren, 6 Yd Run	24	45

Pittsburgh, PA. - After nine long years, the drought is finally over. The Pittsburgh Steelers, top seed in the 2026 AFC Playoffs, ended nearly a decade of postseason frustration on Sunday with a statement win, using three decisive fourth quarter takeaways to pull away from the New England Patriots in a 45–24 victory at Acrisure Stadium.

“It feels a lot better than I want to admit,” Mike Tomlin said with a rare grin at the podium. But he was careful not to let the moment linger. “There’s no champagne being popped, no confetti falling. Getting a postseason win is great, but if we turn around and lose next week? Did it really matter?”

This wasn’t the fireworks show many expected from the NFL’s No. 1 offense. Instead, Pittsburgh leaned into something far more familiar: a grinding run game, a physical identity, and a defense built for January.

New England opened with a crisp, eight play touchdown drive capped by Drake Maye’s strike to Stefon Diggs. The early punch briefly quieted the home crowd, until Jaylen Warren reignited it with a blistering 76 yard touchdown run, leaving safety Kyle Dugger grabbing air on a devastating open field juke.

From there, the game became a heavyweight exchange. A Rhamondre Stevenson fumble set up Keaton Mitchell’s short TD plunge, but the Patriots responded immediately. They added a late field goal off an Anthony Richardson interception to take a 17–14 halftime lead.

At the break, Richardson looked nothing like the MVP favorite he’s been all season: 5 of 15 for just 60 yards.

“They’ve got one of the best pass defenses in the league,” analyst Greg Olsen noted on the broadcast. “But if Pittsburgh is going to get off this playoff schneid, AR’s going to have to hit some big ones.”

He did. Richardson threw for 200 yards in the second half alone, including a pair of touchdowns as the teams continued trading blows.

With 3:49 left in the third quarter, Richardson found DK Metcalf on a back shoulder strike to retake the lead, only for Patriots rookie and former Pitt star Desmond Reid to answer immediately with a 77-yard house call, flipping the lead once again.

Richardson stayed composed, stringing together gains of 14 and 18 yards to Pat Freiermuth before finding Calvin Austin on a quick out for another touchdown. Pittsburgh led 28–24 with just over eight minutes remaining.

That’s when the game flipped.

Drake Maye, who had been sharp to that point, never saw Patrick Queen coming. The hit jarred the ball loose, and linebacker Payton Wilson scooped and scored to stretch the lead to 11.

New England unraveled.

The ensuing kickoff was fumbled, leading to a Steelers field goal. Maye’s next drive stalled after four straight incompletions—two broken up by Jalen Ramsey on throws to Diggs.

Then, on 3rd and 12, Richardson hit Metcalf for 41 yards, a play that could’ve been a touchdown but became an intelligent slide at the five yard line instead.

“Heads up to DK,” Richardson said afterward. “We’re competitors, we want the stats, but after what happened against Kansas City? Bleeding the clock was everything.”

Two plays later, Jaylen Warren punched in his second touchdown of the day. Pittsburgh led 45–24 with 2:28 remaining.

New England made one last push with chunk gains to Reid, Diggs, and Stevenson put them at the doorstep, but Maye trusted Diggs one time too many. Ramsey baited the throw, undercut it, and intercepted it in the end zone. Diggs tackled him immediately, jawing ensued, and teammates from both sides stepped in.

That was the exclamation point. Pittsburgh kneeled out the game and ended the franchise’s nine year playoff win drought.

For the first time since the 2016 season, the Steelers are one win from a Super Bowl berth.

Awaiting them? The Kansas City Chiefs, fresh off a 21–7 win over Buffalo. The same Chiefs who stunned Pittsburgh last month with 26 points in the final 2:30.

“We remember,” Tomlin said, the smile gone. “And we’ll be ready.”


Anthony Richardson Sr | 15/30, 273 Yds, 2 TD, INT; 3 Att, 28 Yds
Drake Maye | 21/36, 298 Yds, 2 TD, INT

Jaylen Warren | 15 Att, 145 Yds, 2 TD
Rhamondre Stevenson | 11 Att, 42 Yds

DK Metcalf | 4 Rec, 56 Yds, TD
Stefon Diggs | 9 Rec, 187 Yds, TD

CB Jalen Ramsey | 9 Tkl, INT
MLB Patrick Queen | 5 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sack, FF
LB Payton Wilson | 7 Tkl, 2 TFL, FR, TD
EDGE Harold Landry III | 9 Tkl, TFL, Sack
MLB Robert Spillane | 6 Tkl, TFL, INT
DT Christian Barmore | 2 Tkl, 2 TFL, 0.5 Sack

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NFL Divisional Round Results
7 Buffalo Bills @ Kansas City Chiefs 21
24 Green Bay @ Atlanta 10
3 Seattle @ Philadelphia 17

[Agent]

Dat 4th quarter

[djp73]

Way to finish, fuck KC

[The JZA]

Mike Tomlin stood on business

[Captain Canada]

[ShireNiner]

That's the Steelers defense that people remember. Now kill the chefs.

[redsox907]

Dat 4th quarter

Way to finish, fuck KC

Mike Tomlin stood on business

That's the Steelers defense that people remember. Now kill the chefs.

WE BYKE

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2026 - AFC Championship Preview

Pittsburgh Steelers (14-3)
88 Overall // 88 Offense // 88 Defense
Offensive Points Per Game: 36.4 (1st)
Pass Yards: 240.2 (6th)
Rush Yards: 194.7 (1st)
Defensive Points Per Game: 23.7 (22nd)
Opp Pass Yards: 250.8 (32nd)
Opp Rush Yards: 60.4 (1st)

Kansas City Chiefs (13-4)
89 Overall // 91 Offense // 88 Defense
Offensive Points Per Game: 25.2 (5th)
Pass Yards: 264.4 (2nd)
Rush Yards: 76.5 (29th)
Defensive Points Per Game: 21.4 (10th)
Opp Pass Yards: 241.2 (29th)
Opp Rush Yards: 96.7 (13th)

Pittsburgh Steelers                                             Kansas City Chiefs
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G Isaac Seumalo (81) Torn Pectoral (10-16 Weeks)         | INJ | CB Nohl Williams (82) Dislocated Ankle (3-5 Weeks)
T Trent Brown (85) Lumbar Fracture (39-45 Weeks)         | INJ | N/A

Pittsburgh Steelers                                                         Kansas City Chiefs
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Anthony Richardson Sr - 317/495 (64%), 4,201 Yds, 39 TD, 11 INT | Passing  | Patrick Mahomes - 394/592 (66%), 4,505 Yds, 40 TD, 6 INT
Anthony Richardson Sr - 154 Att, 1,527 Yds, 17 TD               | Rushing  | Patrick Mahomes - 46 Att, 224 Yds, TD
Jaylen Warren - 177 Att, 948 Yds, 7 TD                          | Rushing  | Isiah Pacheco - 233 Att, 952 Yds, 10 TD
DK Metcalf - 73 Rec, 1,479 Yds, 16 TD                           | Receiving| Xavier Worthy - 89 Rec, 1,103 Yds, 8 TD
(R) Zachariah Branch - 91 Rec, 1,025 Yds, 10 TD                 | Receiving| Tyler Lockett - 72 Rec, 918 Yds, 16 TD
SS DeShon Elliott - 118 Tkl, 21 TFL, 4 Sacks, 2 INT             | Defense  | MLB Nick Bolton - 143 Tkl, 8 TFL, Sack, INT
EDGE Alex Highsmith - 66 Tkl, 34 TFL, 14 Sacks                  | Defense  | EDGE George Karlaftis - 62 Tkl, 16 TFL, 8 Sacks
EDGE TJ Watt - 54 Tkl, 26 TFL, 9 Sacks                          | Defense  | DT Chris Jones - 92 Tkl, 22 TFL, 13.5 Sacks
CB Joey Porter Jr - 69 Tkl, 10 TFL, Sack, 4 INT                 | Defense  | CB Trent McDuffie - 66 Tkl, TFL, 5 INT

NFC Championship
Green Bay Packers (12-5) vs Philadelphia Eagles (13-4)

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