The Steelers aren’t likely to find a playoff berth under their tree this Christmas season.
They lost 31-28 to the Saints Sunday at New Orleans. The Saints (13-2) clinched home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with the win. There’s nothing naughty about losing to an elite team like this.
But Santa knows when the Steelers are sleeping. He knows when they’re awake.
He knows when they lose to the Raiders, for goodness sake.
The Steelers (8-6-1) would have been on Santa’s “nice” list if they had overcome Tom Brady and Drew Brees in consecutive weeks.