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Ben Roethlisberger Says He Disagreed with Coaches on Fake-Spike INT Play

A miscommunication may have led to the interception that sealed the New England Patriots' 27-24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.

After the game, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said he wanted to stop the clock with nine seconds remaining but that the Pittsburgh sideline wanted to run another play, per NFL Network's Aditi Kinkhabwala:

The Steelers were in great position to try a game-tying field goal with a third down on the Patriots' 7-yard line. However, Pittsburgh ran a fake-spike play, and Patriots safety Duron Harmon intercepted Roethlisberger's pass in the end zone.