The history of the Pittsburgh Steelers is one filled with great stories, moments and championships. One of the more recent incredible runs came back in the 2005 season when the franchise became the first team ever to win a Super Bowl as a sixth seed. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger helped to lead the organization to a fifth Lombardi Trophy in just his second NFL season. Pittsburgh was able to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos in the AFC leading to a bout with the Seattle Seahawks in the big game that they won 21-10.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (left) and running back, Jerome Bettis (right) embrace each other after winning Super Bowl XL. | Photo Credit: AP / Gene J. Puskar
On the most recent episode of Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger, the future Hall of Fame quarterback and co-host, Spencer Te'o welcomed legendary coach Bill Cowher on. There were dozens of memories shared and the group spent time talking about that awesome Super Bowl run that would end up as Cowher's second to last season at the helm.
When talking about the playoffs that season, Roethlisberger and Cowher focused a lot on the experiences with the Colts that year. One thing that came up was the regular season matchup between the two franchises.
"Indianapolis, who spanked us on a Monday night (in Week 12 of the 2005 season)," Roethlisberger said.
Former Steelers quarterback and future Hall of Famer, Ben Roethlisberger (#7) prepares to make a throw during one of the several games he played against the Indianapolis Colts in his career. | Photo Credit: Charles LeClaire / USA Today
Roethlisberger hinted at the fact that the Steelers were suspicious of Indianapolis potentially cheating during the Week 12 Monday Night Football matchup that led to an embarrassing 26-7 loss at the hands of Peyton Manning.
"It was the RCA Dome at the time, right," Roethlisberger asked his former coach. "When we played them (in the regular season) a couple weeks before, it was the loudest environment I've ever heard in my life."
He continued and blatantly said that it seemed as if the noise wasn't just coming from fans, but possibly another source to make it seem nearly impossible to hear that Monday evening.
"You couldn't be this far from someone and in a huddle. It was so miserably loud, I think they had kind of pumped it in. How is the playoff game not as loud?"
Former Steelers Head Coach, Bill Cowher (left) yells in the face of his quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (right) on the sidelines. | Photo Credit: Peter Diana / Pittsburgh Post Gazette
After the group began laughing about it, Cowher barely chimed in and it seemed like he wanted the subject to be changed. He indirectly pled the fifth to potentially having the league look into the Colts illegally pumping noise into the regular season game. He had one simple thing to say with a huge grin on his face.
"I may have to still go out there again," Cowher said as Roethlisberger mentioned he didn't want to get him in any trouble.
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Roethlisberger noted that it wasn't nearly as loud in the playoff game. Who knows? Maybe it could have even been a reason for pulling off the upset. Crowd noise is an extremely tough thing to deal with and if a home team does have full control of how much noise is present when an opposing team is on offense, it can be nearly impossible to hear.
The former signal-caller has been completely open since his podcast launched and this is yet another example of him not worrying about what anyone thinks. It also helps that his free speech can't lead to a fine.
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