The dirtiest teams in the NFL, ranked from No. 1 to No. 32
1
New England Patriots
How do you define dirtiness? Is it the kind of late hits made famous by Vontaze Burfict (we'll get to him in a minute) and headhunters such as (former Patriots) Rodney Harrison and Brandon Merriweather? Is it perennially being near the top of the league in various holding categories? Are you dirty if you whine to the refs like a Golden State Warrior? Or is it the Nixon-like shenanigans of Bill Belichick's New England Patriots, those videotaping, ball-deflating, John Le Carre wannabes? While the off-field stuff is what propelled the Pats to No. 1, the real answer is that it's all of them, friends. It's all of them.
https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/gallery/the-dirtiest-teams-in-the-nfl-ranked-from-no-1-to-no-32-101816

1
New England Patriots
How do you define dirtiness? Is it the kind of late hits made famous by Vontaze Burfict (we'll get to him in a minute) and headhunters such as (former Patriots) Rodney Harrison and Brandon Merriweather? Is it perennially being near the top of the league in various holding categories? Are you dirty if you whine to the refs like a Golden State Warrior? Or is it the Nixon-like shenanigans of Bill Belichick's New England Patriots, those videotaping, ball-deflating, John Le Carre wannabes? While the off-field stuff is what propelled the Pats to No. 1, the real answer is that it's all of them, friends. It's all of them.
https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/gallery/the-dirtiest-teams-in-the-nfl-ranked-from-no-1-to-no-32-101816