Watch Ben Roethlisberger, Jerome Bettis Accuse Patriots of Cheating in 2004 AFC Champ Game

Spygate

You haven't heard of spygate? Where they were caught filming other teams signals from unauthorized locations. They were fined and docked first round picks for doing it. They were even caught filming other teams practices, like before the Superbowl against the Rams.

Troy Polamalu told a similar story. The Steelers installed a couple of new looks on defense before the same game, stuff they didn't put on film the entire year and a unique formation from the 3-4 they were running at the time. Each time they went into the new formations, the Pats knew what they were running and called out the defense.

Also, it's well known that during Patriots week, teams would keep close track of anything regarding a game plan. Pats analysts and low-level were known for "accidentally" getting lost at the facilities and ending up in the other teams space.

It's not even debatable at this point that the Pats were cheats, they were caught multiple times, admitted most of it and were penalized for it.

Completely forgot Spygate was that era