Mike Tomlin wasn't able to kick the narrative about his abysmal track record on road Thursday Night Football games. In Week 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Pittsburgh Steelers' head coach kept his disappointing streak going in a 33-31 loss. Tomlin now has a pitiful 2-9 record in road TNF games (0-7 against AFC North opponents in this setting).
Thankfully, Tomlin could make up for his Thursday Night Football blunder thanks to a strong record after a mini-bye.
While the Steelers have already had their bye week, Pittsburgh is entering what many in the industry label as a 'mini-bye'—a ten-day period of rest and preparation between Thursday Night Football and the team's next game the following Sunday.