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Dec 1, 2005 9:19 pm US/Eastern

Steelers Insider Believes Colts Amplified Noise

by David Highfield
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Steelers Insider Ed Bouchette alleges Steelers sources say the Colts amplified the crowd noise during Steelers offensive snaps on Monday night.

Amplifying the crowd noise would be a violation of NFL rules.

It also would explain why the Steelers had an inordinate number of false starts on Monday night. The players simply couldn't hear the count.

"The Colts were pumping in noise," Bouchette said. "I can tell you that they had extra microphones spread around the stadium and they took that noise from the fans and put it back through the PA."

Although the Colts deny it, Alan Faneca and John Steigerwald both remarked on how loud the noise was during their Steelers Playbook interview on Tuesday.

"We're still trying to go through our blocking motions and it makes it a little bit difficult," Faneca said.

Bouchette says that his sources say not only did the colts turn up the volume at times when it would confuse the Steelers, they turned down the crowd noise when their quarterback shouted out his count.

"Guaranteed next game in there, someone's going to have a camera on those microphones if they're still up," Bouchette said. "It's the Colts own fault for still for having them there."

The NFL said that this all began with an ESPN reporter. The league doesn't believe there's anything to the allegations.

They're not investigating the allegations because they haven't received an official complaint.

The Steelers tell us they have no comment and are not looking into it.

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