The often hyped-up home advantage seems to be slipping away from the Steelers as they lost their third game in Acrisure Stadium. It’s their third home loss in six games. Head coach Mike Tomlin had no issues blaming his players for not playing at their best against the Buffalo Bills, as he openly targeted them.

“Not a lot needs to be said. That’s an awful performance by us. We didn’t do a lot well tonight,” the head coach said.

The game began as a defensive struggle as both teams played a scoreless first quarter. But the Steelers running back Jaylen Warren scored a touchdown in the second quarter, taking them to 7-3 at halftime. The opening seconds of the third quarter were shocking as defensive end Joey Bosa sacked Aaron Rodgers, resulting in a bloodied nose.

Cornerback Christian Bedford recovered the fumble and scored a touchdown. Bills quarterback Josh Allen sealed the game in their favor with a rushing touchdown on the opening drive of the fourth quarter. The Black and the Gold had no other choice but to accept their defeat.

It shocked Mike Tomlin enough to take shots at his locker room. They were outpaced in the run game with 58 yards to the Bills’ 249 yards. They also made mistakes on fourth downs, failing to create any field goal attempts, while their rivals converted 2 of 2 field goals. Players have to take accountability for these defeats.

However, the responsibility doesn’t belong only to the players. The coaching staff is also responsible for adjusting its strategy.

Mike Tomlin replies to fans’ demands to fire him

Frustrated fans watched as the Bills dominated the second half, particularly in the second half as the Bills scored at will. As a move to show their disappointment, they chanted Fire Tomlin, loud enough for the mics to carry the message to the head coach himself.

“I share their frustration tonight. We didn’t do enough,” Tomlin said.

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The issue isn’t that they are losing, but the bigger issue is that fans are tired of seeing the same pattern repeat itself over the years. Mike Tomlin has held the head coach position for 19 years now. They last played in the divisional playoffs nine seasons ago. In this time, they have qualified for the playoffs four times but have not won a wild card game.

Even last year, they were 10-3 after fourteen weeks, but lost all four games to end the season 10-7. This time around, the Baltimore Ravens are on their tail. With a 5-3 conference record, the Black and Gold have slipped to second position in the AFC North and are almost out of the playoff picture.

Mike Tomlin needs more than just a win to bounce back. If he fails to take the Steelers into the playoffs, things will definitely become more dangerous for him. They might not fire him, but his decisions will draw a lot more criticism than they currently do.