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Just two weeks into the new NFL season, glamorous Pittsburgh Steelers superfan Amanda Vance has had enough as she took aim at the franchise in a furious rant.
Despite a promising start to the Aaron Rodgers era in Pittsburgh with an opening win against his former team, the New York Jets, the Steelers were left humbled on Sunday.
Pittsburgh stumbled to a 31-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks during their home season opener with the team even gifting their rivals a fourth-quarter touchdown thanks to a bizarre mistake.
And Vance, a former cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins and die-hard Steelers fan, delivered a scathing verdict of the team's performance, holding head coach Mike Tomlin responsible.
'I'm leaving early but so is everybody and I waited until three minutes left. Fire Mike Tomlin,' Vance said in a video showing her leaving Acrisure Stadium.
Tomlin holds an impressive record of 18 consecutive non-losing seasons since taking charge of the Steelers back in 2007. During his tenure, Pittsburgh has had 15 winning seasons and three when they went .500.
Glamorous Pittsburgh Steelers superfan Amanda Vance took aim at the franchise
The social media sensation called for head coach Mike Tomlin to be fired at the Week 2 loss
The 53-year-old has also guided the Steelers to the playoffs 11 times, resulting in seven AFC North division titles, two AFC championships and one Super Bowl, which came in his second season in charge.
However, the Steelers last clinched a playoff victory back in 2017 when they beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional round.
And, off the back of Sunday's humiliation, it appears some fans are not optimistic that they'll be returning to their glory days anytime soon.
The Seahawks dominated the fourth quarter of the matchup at the weekend but it was a Steelers blunder that sealed the victory for the visitors.
Seattle had just taken a three-point lead on a 54-yard field goal by Jason Myers when his kickoff bounced in front of Kaleb Johnson, a Steelers rookie running back now moonlighting as a kick returner. The ball hopped over Johnson's outstretched hands at about the Pittsburgh 5.
Johnson headed toward the sideline, thinking the play was over. It wasn't. Seattle's George Holani tracked the ball down just before it rolled across the end line for an unlikely score that put the Seahawks (1-1) up 24-14.
'Poor judgment by a young player,' Tomlin said of his third-round draft pick.
Vance is a longtime die-hard Steelers fan, despite previously cheerleading for the Miami Dolphins. Now a social media sensation, she shares sports betting tips with her fans online.
Vance was among the many fed-up Steelers fans who left Acrisure Stadium early on Sunday
Despite her Steelers fandom, the blonde beauty used to be a cheerleader for the Dolphins
Vance is a longtime die-hard Steelers fan, frequently sharing photos of herself at games
She made headlines last year when she shared that NFL quarterback Mason Rudolph had slid into her DMs.
The sports influencer revealed that Rudolph, who was playing for the Tennessee Titans at the time, was caught messaging her.
'Still in Miami?' the message read. Amanda's boyfriend, fellow sports-bettor Joey Mauriello, reacted to the screenshot of the message deep into the Titans' win over the Dolphins last season.
'This night can't get any worse man,' Joey said. 'You got Mason Rudolph in my girlfriend's DMs as I'm watching him absolutely f****** sell my Dolphins money line, every bet I have.'
'I told you he was good though,' Vance replied to her boyfriend about the signal caller.
'He can have you,' Joey retorted. 'I would take a Dolphins win tonight than you. I'm not even kidding. This is such a f****** bad game. I want to go home.'
