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Which was the Steelers biggest post-season upset loss?

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by saturdaysarebetter, Apr 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM.

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  1. saturdaysarebetter

    saturdaysarebetter Well-Known Member

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    Which was the Steelers biggest post-season upset loss?

    The loss to Denver and Tebow? The loss to Jacksonville at home? Others?
     
    saturdaysarebetter, Apr 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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  2. Hanratty#5

    Hanratty#5 Well-Known Member

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    The AFC championship game to the Chargers.
     
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  3. forgotten1

    forgotten1 Well-Known Member

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    All the AFCCG home losses with Cowher

    THANKS BILL!!!!!!!!!
     
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  4. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Bed time

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    December 26, 1976

    Steelers 7 Raiders 24

    No Franco No Rocky
     
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  5. AskQuestionsLater

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    This.


    With both, Pittsburgh Captures the three peat.
     
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  6. forgotten1

    forgotten1 Well-Known Member

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    Honestly, how do you know this AQL?
     
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  7. AskQuestionsLater

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    Minnesota was destroyed by Franco in Super Bowl IX.

    That wouldn't have changed in the rematch.
     
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  8. forgotten1

    forgotten1 Well-Known Member

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    I understand that but nothing is a given
    Yes the defense was out of this world and even the Rooney Family say they would have won the Super Bowl that year
    But,
    Like I said, the Steelers did a good job selling a story and quite a few folks here were suckered into believing it!
     
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  9. SteelersFanIrl

    SteelersFanIrl Well-Known Member

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    That first quarter blowout at home vs the Browns during the 2020 postseason will be hard to top.

    The Browns were massively weakened by COVID and their HC wasn’t even at the game. It was absolutely inexcusable to get walloped like that.
     
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  10. Steel_Elvis

    Steel_Elvis Staff Member Mod Team

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    For me the AFCCG loss to San Diego was the worst. Off the rails bad. Second may be the loss to the Browns after the 2020 season. I need to think about that one in the context of other bad upset losses.

    The 1976 loss to the Raiders? The Raiders were 14-1 heading into that game and playing at home. They were a good enough team that, if not for the Steelers, they may have been the dynasty of the 70’s. Far cry from that lucky, mediocre Chargers team.
     
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  11. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Bed time

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    Jack Lambert said so
     
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  12. forgotten1

    forgotten1 Well-Known Member

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    I don't know why your only goal in life is to bait others into replying


    I'm not taking the bait
     
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  13. forgotten1

    forgotten1 Well-Known Member

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    OOOPS
     
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  14. AtlSteel

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    And no Gerela. Our defense carried us a long way that season but this loss wasn't a huge shock.
     
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  15. forgotten1

    forgotten1 Well-Known Member

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    thankful TB stayed healthy all year or we would never had a chance

    THANKS KNOLL!!!
     
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  16. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    The Raiders were the #1 seed that year was it really an upset?
     
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  17. Steel_Elvis

    Steel_Elvis Staff Member Mod Team

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    Interestingly enough I saw the Steelers were 4 1/2 point favorites on the road. Now that’s respect when an 11-4 team is favored on the road vs. a 14-1 team.
     
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  18. Steelpens65

    Steelpens65 Well-Known Member

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    Not really an upset.. we knew we were without our RBs before traveling to Oakland
     
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  19. Steelpens65

    Steelpens65 Well-Known Member

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    Is that a grassy Knoll
     
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  20. Steelpens65

    Steelpens65 Well-Known Member

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    Charger game was a stunner! Browns in 2020 not a surprise, given the way we were playing at end of season
     
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  21. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Bed time

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    the Steelers did a good job selling a story and quite a few folks here were suckered into believing it!
     
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  22. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Bed time

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    I was upset so yes
     
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  23. Steelvision

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    The Jacksonville loss. Ben was still in his prime, we had AB, Bell, and a defense still very capable of stopping the Blake Bortells led offense. The fact Tomlin and some of his guys mouthed off about looking past the jags hurts even more. Just showed how inept our coaching staff is. Im surprised they're still around.
     
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  24. Steel_Elvis

    Steel_Elvis Staff Member Mod Team

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    The 3 game losing streak vs. the AFC West the following season should have cinched it. If not that, then the utter embarrassment vs. the Browns after the 2020 season should have absolutely, positively ended it. And yet, here we are….
     
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  25. Thigpen82

    Thigpen82 Bitter optimist

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    I’ll throw in the loss to the Titans in 03

    Mainly because it was such a good game, and the ending was heartbreaking.
     
    Thigpen82, Apr 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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