Mike Tomlin implored the Steelers to “seize the moment” last Sunday after Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis inexplicably deployed the field-goal unit to try a near-impossible 56-yarder at Heinz Field that didn‘t have a prayer of splitting the uprights.

Finally, it seemed, the Steelers were going to clear a path to the postseason despite an uneven performance during the season‘s second half.

After all, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was given a short field to atone for an interception that gift wrapped Dallas‘ overtime victory the week before.

Instead, Roethlisberger was picked again in the waning seconds. Two plays later, a disappointed Tomlin jogged onto the field after Josh Brown‘s game-winning field goal to congratulate a jubilant yet relieved Lewis......


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