Pittsburgh will lose its first playoff game following the 2025 season.

Clear first-game exit; do not invent a point-spread threshold for whacked.

Houston eliminated Pittsburgh 30-6 in the Wild Card round on January 12, 2026.

Clear first-game exit; do not invent a point-spread threshold for whacked. Jev advisory reviewed: Verified public originals and primary outcomes support proposed rulings. Preserve both correct coaching firings and Steelers playoff exit. Link repeated/revised forecasts once; exact selection and compensation wording retained.

Earlier explicit first-playoff-game exit prediction.

Earlier explicit first-playoff-game exit prediction.

Houston eliminated Pittsburgh 30-6 in the Wild Card round on January 12, 2026.

Public quoted context identifies Pittsburgh and New York. Retain as a broader unbounded revision of Pittsburgh playoff thesis; do not fabricate a finite multiyear Jets prediction.

Earlier explicit first-playoff-game exit prediction. Jev advisory reviewed: Reject Jev fidelity objections: source expressly names Rodgers and Steelers in same short post; team regular-season wins and first playoff result are faithful. Earlier10-11range correct at10wins; later9revision preserved. Neither-team-anytime-soon is broad repetition, not another finite playoff wager.