Regarding the Patriots situation, I work with a Pats fan. He comes in the office and I tell him, "There's always something with you guys." He starts laughing and says (and I'm paraphrasing, "I know. Anything you have to do to win." And I ask him, "And you're proud of that?" He says yep and starts to laugh again as I'm shaking my head at him.
The Pats are the least wholesome team in the league. After all folks, it's not a surprise when people says "When the Patriots lose, America wins." It's only right and proper.