Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin is not saying the Patriots messed around with the Steeler coaches’ headsets in the first half.
He is just saying, you know, it does seem to happen a lot when he plays at Gillette Stadium.
“We were listening to the Patriots radio broadcast for the majority of the first half on our headsets,” Tomlin said after New England beat the Steelers 28-21 on Thursday night in the NFL opener.
Responding to a report on the TV broadcast that the Pittsburgh coaches lost the ability to talk over their headsets, Tomlin said: “That’s always the case.”
“Here?” a reporter asked.
“Yes,” Tomlin said.
A league spokesman on Thursday night said that the interference in the Steelers’ headsets was “caused by a stadium power infrastructure issue, which was exacerbated by the inclement weather.”
“The coaches’ communications equipment, including the headsets, is provided by the NFL for both clubs’ use on game day,” NFL spokesman Michael Signora said.
And the Patriots said they had problems with their headsets, too.
“We deal with that, it seems like, weekly,” New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. “They were on the verge of shutting it off and then they got it fixed. It was a problem all night.”
Asked if he was accusing the Patriots of deliberate subterfuge, Tomlin said: “I said what I said.”
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