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The New England Patriots are known for their clever way of essentially finding loopholes in the NFL rule book. Just ask the Baltimore Ravens.

But their latest victims were the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Steelers were called for a false start on 3rd-and-goal on the Patriots' 1-yard line during the fourth quarter of New England's 28-21 win Thursday night. Left tackle Kelvin Beachum and left guard Ramon Foster moved when New England's defensive line shifted during Ben Roethlisberger's snap count.

And the Pittsburgh quarterback wasn't happy.

"I thought that there was a rule against that," Roethlisberger said, per USA TODAY Sports. "Maybe there's not. Maybe it's just an unwritten rule. … We saw it on film, that the Patriots do that."

Foster confirmed that the Steelers saw it on film but were told it's legal as long as the Patriots don't cross the line of scrimmage (which it is).

"They time it up in the cadence," Foster told USA TODAY Sports. "Yeah, that's one of the things they do. Welcome to Foxboro."

Pittsburgh had to settle for a field goal after the penalty to keep New England up 21-14. And Foster added that some people probably are just making a fuss because of who they were playing.

"I think it's more heightened because it's (the Patriots) and it looks like -- whatever the case may be," Foster said. "They're a team that likes to take advantage of those type of situations, and we can't give that to them."

Ultimately, Foster said it was on his team to not make that mistake.

"Kudos for them for thinking of that and making it happen in that situation," Foster said. "I can't be mad. That's on us. We can't false start."

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