Ever since the turn of the century, the Patriots have long been a thorn in the side of the Steelers, and the one constant of all those teams, besides the various scandals, was the quarterback and head coach combo of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. Pittsburgh, led by QB Ben Roethlisberger and Head Coaches Bill Cowher, and then Mike Tomlin, could quite never figure out how to crack the Pats’ code, as they owned a 9-3 record over Pittsburgh, including an unblemished 3-0 mark in the playoffs.
With Brady now in Tampa and Big Ben enjoying the retired life, this Sunday’s showdown at Acrisure Stadium might have lost some of the luster that it’s carried in year’s past, especially after falling to the Dolphins 20-7 in the opener.