Steelers' Mike Tomlin leaves press conference when asked about future

The Buffalo Bills eliminated Pittsburgh from the playoffs on Monday

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The Buffalo Bills defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild-card round and advanced to the divisional round.

Mike Tomlin doesn't appear to be in the mood to discuss his future.

The No. 7-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers were eliminated from the NFL playoffs following a 31-17 loss at the No. 2 Buffalo Bills on Monday.

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It ended a campaign in which Tomlin led Pittsburgh to a 10-7 regular season despite a quarterback carousel involving Kenny Pickett, Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph.

With a year left on his contract and speculation about him potentially leaving the franchise, here's Tomlin walking out of his post-game presser once a reporter began asking about the head coach's future.

Tomlin, who won Super Bowl XLIII with Pittsburgh, has never had a losing season with the franchise in 17 years. With Bill Belichick leaving the New England Patriots, Tomlin is also the longest-tenured coach in the NFL.

But Tomlin has also been at the head of Pittsburgh's last four playoff exits, all of which have come within its first game:

  • 2017: 45-42 divisional home loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars
  • 2020: 48-37 wild-card home loss to the Cleveland Browns
  • 2021: 42-21 wild-card road loss to the Kansas City Chiefs
  • 2023: 31-17 wild-card road loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers

The Tomlin-Pittsburgh marriage will be something to monitor throughout the offseason.

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