- After a fantastic finish to the 2014 season with the winning of Super Bowl 49 the media immediately turned their attention to the Patriots, allegedly, cheating in the conference championship. They were accused of deflating the footballs almost 2 pounds under the proper weight. After further investigation, the Patriots were given the penalty of two first round picks taken away and a four game suspension of Tom Brady. In my opinion this was a fair punishment for the crime, however, the Patriots were never found 100% guilty. Investigators came out and said that the action happened "probably more than not". This is not a concise accusation. There should be clear cut evidence saying that this happened intentionally.