Welcome to the Week 9 mailbag! I’m sure we ae all on the same wavelength, feeling like the annual Steelers’ collapse has come a bit earlier than usual. The Steelers need a win against the Colts to avoid a third consecutive loss and to remain two games ahead of the Baltimore Ravens. In the meantime, though, crack open a Twix from Halloween and let’s get your questions answered (and, of course, thank you all for participating every week).

Q: Where do you reckon this unrealistic, and unrealised expectation of excellence comes from? Are they really still living in the 70s? Or are they actually hanging their hats on the “no losing seasons ” trope since Tomlin’s hire? Because the level of success since 1980 in no way suggests anything close to excellence. – Les Norton

A: There have been spells

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