Nearly 20 years after a very promising season for the Pittsburgh Steelers ended in pure heartbreak and set up 20 years of hatred for the New England Patriots, the 2004 AFC Championship Game between the two at Heinz Field in January 2005 is back in the news, thanks to former Steelers running back Jerome Bettis and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger accusing the Patriots of cheating that game.
“For sure they did,” Bettis replied to Roethlisberger after the QB said the Patriots cheated in that game, according to video via the Footbahlin podcast on YouTube. “That’s not even a question mark.