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Mike Tomlin Beat His Chest and Blew a Kiss After Steelers’ Wild Win vs. Ravens

Mike Tomlin had a strange celebration after winning the AFC North again.

Stephen Douglas

Mike Tomlin celebrating a wild win over the Ravens.
Mike Tomlin celebrating a wild win over the Ravens. / NBC / @SportsCente
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Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers are headed back to the playoffs. Rodgers led multiple go-ahead drives in the second half, and a missed kick from Tyler Loop as time expired clinched both the AFC North and a spot in the postseason for Pittsburgh.

While Baltimore players and fans reeled, the Steelers and their faithful experienced a shocked joy. Coach Mike Tomlin beat his chest and blew a kiss to the fans at home when an NBC cameraman found him after time expired.

The celebration was reminiscent of when Tomlin blew a kiss after defeating the Ravens a month ago. Though not his typical celebration, the strange circumstances of the victory obviously left him unsure how to react. The Steelers nearly lost the game and had already given up two fourth quarter leads in the game by the time the kick hooked to the right.

Tomlin and the Steelers have now finished 10-7 in three straight seasons. They lost in the wild-card round each of the last two years and haven't won a playoff game in nine years.

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Stephen Douglas is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in media since 2008 and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Douglas spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and previously wrote for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.

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