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But Tomlin didn’t make it easy on himself with his performance Sunday, and since Tomlin believes football is the ultimate team game, he has to take his share of responsibility for this debilitating loss that currently puts the Steelers outside the playoffs. Start with his failure to challenge a potential Michael Thomas fumble on a second-quarter drive, one that ended in a Saints touchdown. For those who like to point out that Tomlin has not won a challenge since January 2017, that was easy fodder; as was the decision by his offensive coordinator, Randy Fichtner, to hand the ball to fumble-prone running back Stevan Ridley on a critical third-and-2 in the fourth quarter.

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