The New England Patriots are being investigated for reportedly videotaping Cincinnati Bengals play calls on Sunday, according to Dianna Russini of ESPN.com.
The Patriots play the Bengals next weekend.
Cincinnati head coach Zac Taylor was asked if he could confirm that a New England employee was, in fact, taping play calls during the Bengals' loss to the Cleveland Browns this past weekend, and while he would not comment any further, he acknowledged that the team is “aware” of the situation.
A Bengals spokesperson echoed the same sentiment, per Russini.
This would not be the first time the Pats were accused of trying to get intel on opposing teams. Remember: back in 2007, the Patriots were disciplined by the NFL for videotaping signals from New York Jets defensive coaches.
Whether or not New England actually did attempt to tape Cincinnati on Sunday remains to be seen, but this news comes at the worst possible time for the Pats (as if there were ever a good time for a report like this to surface).
The Patriots have lost two games in a row and have dropped three of their last five overall, as their anemic offense has struggled mightily to generate any points during this recent stretch.
New England fell to the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 23-17 this past weekend, and while the Pats are 10-3 on the season overall, there are clearly a lot of problems on the offensive side of the ball that need fixing before the playoffs.
Playing a historically bad defensive team in the Bengals seems to be a good recipe to try and get the offense going.
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