"Pittsburgh Is A B-Minus Team"

That was the difference between Steelers and Patriots. Patriots beat all the bottom feeders except Dolphins... while Steelers during the Tomlin era lost to bottom feeders in 2009 and then it became a yearly tradition starting in 2014 with losses to Bucs, Browns and Jets. This cost Steelers playoff seeding year after year... sometimes costing them playoff berths, examples 2013 & 2018. Patriots took care of business and was usually #1 seed.. 2 games from the Super Bowl, year in and year out.

 

That's because they had Brady