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PITTSBURGH -- Standing at the front of a ballroom in a Pittsburgh-area hotel on Dec. 22, the night before facing the Cincinnati Bengals for the second time, Mike Tomlin delivered the message his team needed to hear.
They were at their lowest point of the season after improbably dropping three consecutive games, including two at home to a pair of the league's worst teams. Questions about effort and leadership swirled. The third-string quarterback was taking over the starting job after three dismal outings from the backup replacing an injured starter.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were in a bad place, but Tomlin knew just what to say.