The New England Patriots knocked off the Pittsburgh Steelers with ease in the 2004 AFC Championship game, setting the stage for their second world championship victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Nearly 20 years after suffering a 41-27 beating at the hands of Bill Belichick’s squad, former Steelers star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and running back Jerome Bettis are now claiming the Patriots swiped their signs and cheated to win the game.
During an appearance on the podcast “Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger,” Roethlisberger and Bettis said the Patriots always seemed to know what plays were coming in the biggest moments before they even happened.