A FAKE fire alarm disrupted the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preparations for their play-off crunch against the New England Patriots.
The 3am incident ended in a police chase as an apparent pre-meditated plot by a small group of Pats fans was carried out.
ESPN reported that the suspect set off the alarm before running into a waiting getaway car but was caught by officers.
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Dennis Harrison, 25, of East Boston was charged with disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and pulling a false alarm.
The Steelers play the Patriots in a heavyweight clash this evening as they aim to make the Super Bowl.
And it appears sections of the support will do anything to make sure the 2015 champions get the chance to win another title.
Setting off fire alarms in team hotels before games is becoming an increasing trend in America.
In January 2015, it happened twice at the hotel the Patriots were staying in before their Super Bowl clash with the Seattle Seahawks.
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And the Carolina Panthers suffered a similar fate in October 2015 - again before playing the Seahawks.
The Philadelphia Eagles were also awoken by pranksters in 2014.
The Green Bay Packers travel to the Atlanta Falcons in tonight's early kick-off aiming to face the winners of the Patriots-Steelers clash.
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