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Philadelphia Has Won Five Trophies Since Pittsburgh Last Won a Playoff Series
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We’ve been arguing with the Yinzers on social media and they’re really struggling. The only angle they have is winning a bunch of Stanley Cups and Super Bowls back in the day.
That’s all good and well, but this is a “what have you done for me lately?” world we’re living in, and the Yinzers have only done two things – jack and shit. In fact, the last time any of their teams advanced in the postseason was 2018, when the Penguins defeated the Flyers. In the ensuing seven seasons, they lost four times in a row in the first round before missing the playoffs the next three years.
The Steelers, meantime, have not won a playoff game since Obama’s second term. From 2017-on, they are 0-6 in the postseason and failed to qualify on the three other occasions.
Then there’s the Pirates. Good god! These guys haven’t been to the postseason since 2015, losing the Wild Card game to the Cubs. Since their last World Series in 1979, they have advanced in the playoffs only once, and that was in 2013 when they beat the Reds in the Wild Card before losing 3-2 to the Cardinals in the NLDS.
In the same time period, roughly the winter of 2018 to April of 2026, Philadelphia has five trophies while Pittsburgh has zero playoff wins. And the Riverhounds don’t count. That’s a good team and a quality program, but the USL is the minor leagues. They don’t even have MLS or the NBA in Yinzerville.
Philadelphia Eagles
The Birds have won two Super Bowls since 2018, and went to a third. They have been one of the NFL’s premier franchises in this time frame.
Philadelphia Union
The Union, playing Red Bull Moneyball, have twice won the Supporters’ Shield since 2018. They went to MLS Cup in 2022 and twice made it to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League.
Villanova Wildcats
Jay Wright’s Wildcats won their second national title in three seasons when they stomped the Michigan Wolverines by 17 points in the Natty on April 2nd, 2018. They won every tournament game by double digit points.
The Pitt Panthers, meantime, have only gone dancing once since 2018. They are 60-92 in ACC play under Jeff Capel and they are a big, fat, joke.
The bottom line is that Pittsburgh hasn’t done anything remotely notable in sports in quite some time. Sure, they are a medium/small market that won a bunch of titles back in the day, but nobody REALLY cares about those wins. The Penguins winning the Cup is like the Sacramento Kings winning an NBA title. It’s a feelgood type of story, but not national news. They will tell you that they’ve got legions of fans across the continent, but it’s largely Canadians who like Sidney Crosby and only pretend to care about Pittsburgh itself.
This is indisputable. The facts are the facts. When it comes to sports, there really isn’t anything Pittsburgh does better than Philadelphia at this point.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com