FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — There have been many long, arduous days for the Steelers in this building. Many games where they have been embarrassed, manhandled, out-schemed and deflated.
Most of those were at the hands of Tom Brady, who never lost to the Steelers at Gillette Stadium. Others were because of Bill Belichick, the coach Mike Tomlin was just dying to beat.
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