Steelers Now
The Steelers look to snap their eight-year playoff win drought by continuing their Monday Night Football home dominance.
After a thrilling victory over the Baltimore Ravens, the Pittsburgh Steelers punched their playoff ticket. They will now host the Houston Texans on Monday Night–their first home playoff game with a live audience in eight years. Not only will the Steelers look to continue their Monday Night home dominance, they also will want to snap the looming playoff-win drought.
The Steelers are 11-0 on MNF Under Mike Tomlin…
The Steelers have 23 home game wins in a row in Pittsburgh when they play on Monday Night 👀 pic.twitter.com/Sz80eUKsJg
— Wild Card Sports (@wildcardnet) January 8, 2026
Since 1991, the Steelers have won 23 straight Monday Night Football games at home. They will need every bit of help in the universe as they face the NFL’s toughest defense in Houston.
Unlike the past eight seasons, Pittsburgh will finally host a postseason contest–not in an empty stadium, either. Their recent playoff failures have come mostly on the road in tough destinations such as: Kansas City, Buffalo, and Baltimore.
Head coach Mike Tomlin has stated multiple times he will not “unpack his bag on the collective roster.” By that, he meant the Steelers last playoff victory coming in January of 2017.
Since then, the Steelers have lost four road, one true home game, and one empty stadium home game. Their head coach is focused on the group he has with him today.
“I’m excited about … doing it this week with this collective.” Tomlin told the media on Tuesday.
The Steelers most recent game on Monday Night came against the red-hot Miami Dolphins who were cooled down by the freezing temperatures. One stat circulating this week is the fact dome teams are 1-14 in games played in 40-degree or lower temps at kickoff.
The Steelers will need every bit of help Monday Night as they look to get a payoff run started. Maybe Monday Night can ignite.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Can the Steelers’ Monday Night Streak Turn Around Their Playoff Fortunes?
