FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin isn’t saying the Patriots messed around with the Steeler coaches’ headsets in the first half.

He’s just saying, you know, it does seem to happen a lot when he plays in New England.

“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 said Thursday night 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,” Belichick said. “They were on the verge of shutting it off and then they got it fixed. It was a problem all night.”

Other teams in the league have been suspicious of the Patriots at least since 2007, when the league caught coach Bill Belichick illegally taping opposing coaches’ signals.

Lest anyone think that would be the end of the scandal that came to be known as “Deflategate,” though, the league has appealed. And this week, ESPN reported widespread suspicions around the league — many of them voiced anonymously, and never proven — that the Patriots commonly resort to this type of shenanigans, including intentionally jamming opponents’ communication systems at Gillette Stadium.

Asked if he was accusing the Patriots of deliberate subterfuge, Tomlin said, “I said what I said.”