The Pomp And Joe Show
Grading the Steelers offense and defense in home playoff loss to Texans
13 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What were the initial thoughts on the Steelers' playoff performance?
It's not time for talk. You know, we agreed that we'll meet tomorrow and go from there. But, you know, when you're in just a single elimination tournament, man, it's not a whole lot to talk about. You win or you go home.
All right, Limits. Let's do a very, very...
bad report card kind of like the ones i used to have at amherst junior high school i've got some students in here from franklin regional this nice man uh in the pit shirt is a is a stealer fan can you turn the mic on there sir can you turn his mic on talk into that mic uh right here yeah turn his mic on limits would you yeah he's good what's your name my name is nathan how old are you nathan i am 17 do you have any conscious memory of the stealers winning a playoff game
No, I do not. Neither does anybody else your age. If our first conscious memories are at five years old limits, we have people heading off to college who don't remember the Steelers winning a playoff game. But everything's okay, and Tomlin gets to make the call, and they're better than the mean, and the Jets would love to be the Steelers. Thank you, sir, and good luck with your career.
Thank you.
See you, buddy. They're having fun in here. They're filming the show. We have a volleyball player in our midst. We have a couple of other people. Wonderful limits. Do you remember when you were this age? Of course, it was just last year.
I do, because I remember being a podcast editor for my student newspaper. Yeah. And I remember when I was a senior in high school, I job shadowed here. Did you? And I sat in the producer's booth with Matt Cole. Falsy. Yeah. Chris Mack brought me in. Wait, did you ever tell me that story? I might have. And I think you and Ron came in afterwards. Ron didn't say hello to you, I imagine. He did not.
He, of course, did not remember my name. And I said hello to you, and it was really cool.
That is cool.
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Chapter 2: How did the crowd react during the game against the Texans?
They would have been disintegrated. I was very scared of that. I looked away.
I'm sorry that you went through that as a child. Thank you. And Toy Story 2 was even worse.
Did you know that my mom never allowed me to watch SpongeBob when I was a kid? She didn't think it was appropriate.
I remember that. SpongeBob. What was her objection?
She just didn't like the language in SpongeBob. She didn't like their tone and demeanor, I guess.
I like that.
The sponges were inappropriate.
I like that. Linebackers, again, Ray, I think with a very kind C-. I mean, they got some things. Listen, the turnovers were more about Stroud than them. The one where Benton got him, Stroud's picking up his own fumble and then fumbling again. What was he doing other than begging to lose the game? They were horrible. TJ Watt has now gone five playoff games and has one sack. They get a D-.
Yeah, Watt never had a sack in this game, right? He did not. He was shut out once again. TJ Watt, as you pointed out before, is going to be the modern-day Dick Butkus. He's never going to win a playoff game in his career.
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Chapter 3: What grades did Ray Fittipaldo give to the Steelers' offense?
J. Jabronis. K. K. K. Worse than a K car. L. L. Losers. M. Magnificently terrible. N. Nothing happening. O. O would be.
Oh, no. They lost again.
Oh, no. They're on the field again. Okay. P. Putrid. Q. Question for you. Why would you bring any of these guys back? R. R. Rerun. S. Not the first one that came to mind. S is just silly. This is getting silly. T. Terrible. U. Underachieving. V. Victory? Nope. That's seven straight losses. W. Why are we doing this again? X. I had to think about that too. X. X-ray. X. X. X marks the spot.
Another touchdown in the end zone. Y. Yes. Y. Why are we doing this? Z. Y. Z stands for Donatus Savoskis. They might as well have taken off their sneakers during the game and quit.
Did I forget any letters? Did I not count the alphabet correctly?
I don't know. I have trouble with the alphabet too. W, X, Y, and Z. Yeah. All right. Let's talk about the Steelers' future next. What should happen? What will happen now? I think there's a better percent chance they run it back with all the key characters than not, which is absolutely incredible. Yeah.
Text her, you guys are so childish.
Remember when Zavasquez took off his sneakers against Dwayne Wade and Marquette Limits? Were you alive then? When he was playing for the Cavs?
No, when he was playing for Pitt. Not that Zavasquez. This is incredible. I was thinking of Big Z for the Cavs when he was playing with LeBron. I could never pronounce his name.
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