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Patriots beat up the Steelers after losing their 21-game win streak to them earlier in the season

Another classic revenge game in the early parts of the Patriots dynasty comes during the 2004 season. The Patriots opened up the season with 6 consecutive wins to establish an NFL record 21-game win streak that started in October 2003. The streak would end in Heinz Field, Pittsburgh as the Pittsburgh Steelers led by a veteran defense and rookie hotshot Ben Roethlisberger blew out the Patriots 34-20. The Patriots would come back to Pittsburgh in January and return the favor with a 41-27 beating in which they turned Roethlisberger into a chump and victimized a vaunted Steelers defense.