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Things got better for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.
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But the first quarter of their primetime clash with the Miami Dolphins started the same way games have been starting for years for Mike Tomlin’s squad.
On this particular night, the Steelers didn’t score in the first quarter.
It extended a streak of games that Pittsburgh hasn’t scored more than seven points in a first quarter to an astonishing mark.
It’s been 64 such games in a row.
ESPN shared that stat:
That’s hard to believe.
Sure, the Steelers of recent vintage are often a little more deliberate, putting together slower and longer drives. And they haven’t been the most explosive offense ever.
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But 64 games in a row of 7 or less in the first quarter? That seems pretty much impossible.
Tomlin’s crew has done it, though. What a wild streak.
