FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Steelers were sloppy, sluggish, disorganized and outright dumb in losing their season opener to the Super Bowl champion Patriots, 28-21, Thursday night at Gillette Stadium.
And I would say that's being too kind, except that Mike Tomlin was way too kind afterward: "I thought it was a little bit closer than the score might have indicated."
I couldn't disagree more, and I'll detail precisely why in a bit.
For the moment, though, I just want it on record -- and hey, bold-face, underline and add endless emojis for emphasis if that's your thing -- that New England won on merit, and that the Steelers should have no excuses for their own performance.
We clear on that?
Good, because unfortunately there's this, too: The Patriots didn't win fair and square.
They cheated.
Again.
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