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The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Buffalo Bills 26-7 on Sunday, and a restless Steelers crowd let the home team hear it.
Fans booed and even called for head coach Mike Tomlin’s job, but the 53-year-old veteran head coach had a surprising response when asked about his perspective on the crowd’s frustrations and calls for his firing.
“I generally agree with them from this perspective: Football is our game, we’re in a sports-entertainment business,” Tomlin said Tuesday during a press conference. “And then if you’re rooting for the Steelers, winning is entertaining them. And then when you’re not winning, it’s not entertaining.”
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin warms up for a game against the Buffalo Bills at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 30, 2025. (Barry Reeger/Imagn Images)
“If you’ve been in this business, you understand that, and I respect that. I share frustrations, I understand what makes this thing go, and winning is what makes this thing go.”
The Steelers and Baltimore Ravens both sit atop the AFC North at 6-6, but neither has looked like a first-place team. The Steelers have lost five of their last seven games as their once seemingly large division lead has disappeared.
The Steelers had a chance to run away with the division after a 4-1 start. The Ravens were 1-5 and the Cincinnati Bengals struggled to find their footing after losing Joe Burrow, but now the Steelers’ path to the playoffs looks murkier than ever.
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin yells during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
They took a 7-3 halftime lead over the Bills, but things unraveled quickly in the second half. On the first play from scrimmage, Bills edge rusher Joey Bosa crushed an unsuspecting Aaron Rodgers to force a fumble, which was recovered for a touchdown.
The Bills never looked back, and the Steelers’ offense never got anything going.
With the Steelers’ recent games, the intensity of the fans’ taunts has only grown, and Tomlin agreed with the fans.
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Tomlin is the NFL’s longest tenured head coach, having held the position since 2007. In 304 games, Tomlin has a record of 189-113-2.
The Steelers will look to give their fans something to cheer about when they take on the Ravens in a crucial game on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
