Mike Tomlin was looking for positivity.
He should keep searching.
Although it ultimately probably wouldn’t have altered the game’s final outcome, his decision to kick a field goal on 4th and goal from the one down 20-0 was one of the biggest head scratchers of the night. In his post-game press conference, Tomlin was asked why he opted for three points.
“We wanted a little positivity,” he explained to reporters. “We didn’t have enough positivity at that point. We wanted to get points to kinda get things going. I think that all got nullified by the big play we gave up on the subsequent drive.