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Why Jerome Bettis' accusation of Patriots cheating in 2004 is laughable

The New England Patriots dominated the Pittsburgh Steelers throughout Tom Brady's 20-year career in Foxboro, including three wins in the AFC Championship Game (2001, 2004, 2016).

It's hard for some Steelers to admit they played poorly in all three of those matchups, so they have to resort to accusing the Patriots of cheating.

The latest example came this week.

Ex-Steelers running back Jerome Bettis joined his former teammate Ben Roethlisberger's podcast, and the subject of the 2004 AFC title game came up. Roethlisberger essentially blamed his horrible performance, including two interceptions (one was a pick-6), on the Patriots cheating.