The Greatest Game Never Played: Oakland Raiders @ New England Patriots

FROM A VHS TAPE BURIED IN A STORAGE BOX

For those of you who follow my articles, I have written previously on the topic of the infamous "Snowjob/Snow Bowl" game between the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots on Jan. 19, 2002 and that I believe Roger Goodell covered-up cheating by the Patriots in that game by the destruction of the Spygate tapes. 

I have also written on topics of cheating in any sport, the reality of Raider fans and of real victory, The Truth of Victory and Tangents on Trivial Things.  

That game in 2002 of course marked the ascension of the New England Patriots to borderline NFL Dynasty as they would win the Super Bowl that postseason over the heavily favored St. Louis Rams, back-to-back Super Bowls in the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 seasons, and appeared in the 2007-2008 Super Bowl at 18-0 only to lose to the New York Giants.

The Tuck Rule Game also marked the end of Jon Gruden's tenure in Oakland as head coach, because Raiders owner Al David traded Gruden in that offseason to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who of course, defeated the Oakland Raiders in the next Super Bowl of January 2003 which has marked the decline of the Raiders ever since.

This article is essentially an extension of the previous one, Oakland Raiders v New England Patriots: From Snowjob to Spygate. 

The reason why I bother is that the very question of the NFL's integrity is at stake, thus, it is of utmost importance to not only Raider fans, but also fans of any NFL team and American football in general.

SOME QUESTIONS REALLY DO NEED ANSWERS 

If anyone were asking these questions, the integrity of the game would be embroiled in jeopardy.  As far as my concern goes, the New England Patriots stole their legacy.

Did a Boston paper fabricate the story about the Patriots taping the walk-through for the St. Louis Rams, which they truly did, but as a red herring to discredit Matt Walsh?  The fact that a Boston paper would intentionally fabricate a defamatory story about a hometown raised my eyebrow.

What did they stand to gain by jeopardizing the integrity of their home team and fans?  Perhaps, it was to redirect all lines of questions away from the obviously missing-game from the list of tapes, with the Raiders (which is nothing more than a non-sequitor, or "does not follow").

Everyone wonders: How can stealing-signals be that important?  Well, chew on this. Did Bill Belichick know that CB Charles Woodson would blitz Tom Brady?  Did Tom Brady know to pump-fake? 

Were the Patriots stealing signals during the Snow Job (if you remember, the Patriots stunk in the first half before looking brilliant in the second half)? The final question is why was it not a sack?

I am dead serious about my questions.  I want to know the answers.  I could be wrong but I doubt it though.  The fact is—the Patriots have done enough to eviscerate any benefit of the doubt. 

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