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If it wasn't for Spygate, would the Patriots be here?
If it wasn't for Spygate, would the Patriots be here?
It's a simple hypothetical question, and we'll never know for sure. Four and a half months ago, New England trounced the New York Jets in the season opener. But the bigger storyline was that the Patriots had cameras trained on the New York sidelines, and they got caught doing it. If it wasn't for that event, would the Patriots be here? Would they be undefeated?
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Signal to Noise — ... The Camera Scandal As Motivation: Would the Pats be here, undefeated, if Belichick and crew had not been caught taping? Worth asking. [All on the Field] ...

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