NFL fans criticize Steelers’ absurd game-losing play call for Mitch Trubisky vs Patriots: “Absolutely pathetic”

Mitch Trubisky could not lead the Steelers to victory over the Patriots, as some of the play calls left much to be desired.

With the defeat, Pittsburgh is 7-6 and falling down in the postseason stakes. They lost last week to the Arizona Cardinals, who, like New England this week, also had a 2-10 record. Both games were at home for the Steelers, and both were opportunities missed.

Nothing summarized how Pittsburgh has missed opportunities presented to them better than one play call in the fourth quarter. The game was at 21-18. The Steelers had rallied from a 21-10 halftime deficit and scored a touchdown and a two-point conversion. The Patriots did not even get close to sniffing their endzone, and all the momentum was with them.

In such a situation, all Pittsburgh needed to do was to get within field goal range and score a game-tying three points. They had a 4th-and-2 with 2:01 left on the clock.

If they had converted the first down there, they would have continued the drive in the two-minute warning. A run, a screen, a sneak by Mitch Trubisky, any of them could have gotten them the result.

Instead, Mike Tomlin and his offensive coaches went for the spectacular and asked Mitch Trubisky to launch the ball downfield.

It resulted in an incomplete pass and a turnover on downs with 1:55 to go. By the time the Steelers got the ball back, there were just 15 seconds left with no timeouts, and they could not claw back the score.

Many fans felt that the call was incomprehensible and took to social media to vent.

Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to complain about how bad that particular play call was, with some calling it pathetic. One tweeted:

"Absolutely pathetic. What in the world were they thinking?"

Here are some of the responses to it on the social media platform.

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Mitch Trubisky needs better play calls to help him

The Steelers were 7-4 two weeks ago and in line to face two 2-10 teams. Instead of winning them both and go up 9-4, they now sit 7-6. These games were there for them to build momentum. Instead, they let it all slip away, just like with that play call.

Now, they face the Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens, all teams chasing a playoff spot. Mitch Trubisky might not be elite, but if he has to have any chance to leading the Steelers to victory, he needs better play calls from his coaches.