It happened more than a decade ago, and yet when discussing the heated rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals, the crazy ending to the 2015 AFC Wild Card game in Cincinnati still comes to the front of the conversation when discussing the AFC North foes.

The Steelers won an 18-16 thriller after the Bengals melted down late in the game, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. And at the center of the entire wild finish was an unlikely source for the Black and Gold.

That would be former outside linebacker and then outside linebackers coach Joey Porter Sr. He seemingly baited the Bengals and cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones into a costly unsportsmanlike conduct penalty late in the fourth quarter, setting up a Chris Boswell game-winning field goal.

Immediately after the game, Jones went viral for his video on Twitter lamenting why “Jerry” Porter was on the field, continuing the epic meltdown. In the years since, that game has been discussed quite a bit, especially with Porter going on the “Not Just Football with Cam Heyward” podcast last June to reveal what he actually said on the field, which led to the melee.

On Super Bowl LX’s Radio Row, Porter and Jones met on that same “Not Just Football” podcast with Heyward to discuss the moment. Well, attempt to, at least.

For Jones, the issue he can’t get over is why Porter was on the field.

“If your ass didn’t come on the field, we’re not even talking about this game, bro,” Jones said to Porter, according to video via the show’s YouTube page. 

Of course, Porter came out onto the field to check on an injured Antonio Brown, who took a dangerous hit from Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict.

That hit led to a concussion, one that Jones questioned if he was even knocked out. Porter, a trash-talker during his playing days, alleges he was complementing Burfict for the way he plays. Of course, that came after then-Steelers trainer John Norwig escorting Brown off the field and swiped Burfict’s hand off Brown’s shoulder. 

From there, things escalated.

Bengals defensive lineman Wallace Gilberry and Burfict got into it with Porter. Then, out of nowhere, Pacman Jones came flying in, pushing Porter, leading to a second 15-yard penalty on the Bengals, who were already dealing with a 15-yard penalty for Burfict’s hit on Brown.

Those penalties helped turn a Steelers 1st and 10 at the Cincinnati 47-yard line into a 1st and 10 at the Cincinnati 17 with 18 seconds left in the game. Boswell later booted a 37-yard field goal to ultimately win the game.

Jones, of course, believes he barely touched Porter. But all these years later, the former Bengals cornerback still can’t come to grips with the fact that Porter was on the field in the first place.

“Let’s talk about the main part of the game, twin. The goddamn fumble, and your ass coming on the field. Them are two things,” Jones said of that crazy ending.

He’s referring to the Jeremy Hill fumble late in the fourth quarter right after Burfict had picked off a pass that ultimately should have sealed the win. Hill’s fumble, forced by linebacker Ryan Shazier, gave the Steelers late life.

They took advantage of it, leading to the crash out from Burfict and Jones.

And it all started due to Porter complimenting Burfict.

“I said, ‘I like your game. I like how you get down man,’” Porter said he recalls saying, which matches what he said last June on Heyward’s podcast.

Jones didn’t believe him.

“Man, that’s cap. Pull the video,” Jones said. “Ain’t no way he talking to all nice to us during the game. He was just already about to beat [Paul] Guenther’s ass.”

A back and forth between the two ensued. Porter said that Bengals defensive lineman Geno Atkins heard the whole conversation and agreed with him at the Pro Bowl regarding what happened, and that it all started because Porter gave a compliment and Burfict flew off the handle. Jones surprisingly agreed with the former Steelers coach.

“That is what happened. And then I came into the conversation,” Jones said. “That’s how he got pushed.”

Eventually, the clip was pulled up on the show and Porter and Jones broke it down in real time.

Once again Jones questioned why Porter was on the field in the first place. For Porter, Jones was focused on the wrong thing, and it cost not only him, but his team in the playoffs, too.

All these years later, Jones still can’t wrap his mind around why Porter was on the field as a coach.

It’s a good question, but Jones should have handled himself better in the heat of the moment.

“We ain’t have no beef; it was just the game,” Jones said of the moment with Porter.

But it sure did lead to a great viral moment, and another terrific chapter in the Steelers-Bengals rivalry.