Mike Tomlin’s remained adamant about one thing. It’s now how you start, it’s how you finish. And sure, if you squint and twist and turn and contort, that point is true. Better to finish a season hot than starting one that way. Just look at the Buffalo Bills, winners of six straight. Or the Philadelphia Eagles, losers of six of their final seven, eliminated Sunday night. Better to finish a game stronger than how you started. Win the final five minutes, make key plays late, come out on top.
Here’s a thought. And I know, it’s a radical one.