Mike Tomlin gave a reaction to cameras right out of the office after a Russell Wilson deep ball

Mike Tomlin knows what he’s doing.

The head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers has never seen a losing season in more than 17 years at the helm. He has engineered a Super Bowl victory, navigated the end of the Ben Roethlisberger era and guided a Mason Rudolph-led team to a playoff berth.

In 2024, he made Justin Fields a winning quarterback for the first time in his career. Then he deftly replaced him with Russell Wilson as the veteran recovered from a calf injury, shrugging off criticism while adding a new dimension to Pittsburgh’s passing game.

So it’s safe to say that Tomlin knows ball. After nearly two decades of televised games, he also knows where NBC’s cameras are.

That was Tomlin’s reaction after the quarterback he had controversially inserted into the starting lineup hit Van Jefferson with a big back-shoulder deep ball against the New York Giants on Monday night.

Wilson’s big throw ended in a 36-yard gain and the outward approval of his head coach. Four plays later, he found Calvin Austin for another deep connection — this time for a touchdown to take a late two-possession lead.

Tomlin liked it too – just not directly into the camera lens.

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