Patriots running up the score

There's a difference between unsportsmanlike conduct (the penalty) and being perceived as unsportsmanlike by the public, IMHO at least.

Running up the score is not unsportsmanlike conduct and it shows it in the game. The officals don't call a penalty on the teams for running up the score?

Also I hate to break it to you , but there are many people who love The Patriots. If others don't that is their problem.. Funny noone likes a team when they start winning alot. Same thing with the Red Sox , all of a sudden after two world Series wins so many people voice they dont like them and they are like the Yankees ...blah blah blah.

Its the pros , stop whining about it. One of the teams they played, the coach was interviewed and asked what he thought of the Patriots "running up the score" and he said if the Pats had given up, he and his team would be insulted. He said the Patriots played much better ball than his team and to blame anyone but his own team for the score being high is ridiculous. He said his team should have played better football ... End Of Story.

Are they pros? Yes. Is there technically a rule that says "don't run up the score"? No. But history will remember the Pats for what they were. Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, John Elway. All great professionals, but all great sportsman. Sure, the Pats will have a boatload of records, but in 20 years people will look back on them with disdain. Whats the point of winning when no one recognizes or admires you? Had the Pats come out after the scandal and apologized, people would have been rooting them on. Instead, the Pats are the new Yankees, everyone hates them. Let Tom Brady have the touchdown record. He will beat Manning by a couple TD's and everyone will look at his record and remember that two dozen of them were thrown in the fourth quarter with a lead. Yeah, they are setting all the records, but what is the point if everyone hates them? There is no honor in keeping your starters in when you are up 45-7 with 4 min left, I wouldn't want to set records that way.

We are talking the NFL , Pro football ..Pro sports should not try and make the other team feel better by not scoring points. You have to score as many points as you can to guarentee a win. A team should never feel safe. This isnt little kids playing a game of football and they don't want to hurt another kids feelings. This is pro sports. Why shouldn't Tom Brady be able to play his heart out to win records?? Why shouldn't the team? Why should they play anything less than perfect football to appease others. What about baseball , there are times the scores get crazy ... I have seen the Red Sox beat a team 19-1 and I have seen other teams do the same. Should they just stop the game when they get so far ahead? It is so crazy to me that people are actually complaining that The Patriots score too many points, Come on its pro ball. I agree Ragner Rahl , This is not little kids , its the Pros .

There's a difference between building a sizable lead and what most would consider "running up the score." Running up the score refers to a situation where you're up by 3 touchdowns with 2 minutes left in the 4th quarter, and you choose not to run the ball up the middle or take a knee (etc.)

This is the NFL, not some local 10 year olds league. Massive comebacks have happened before, so if you can score, do so.