The Dark Truth Of 1985 Patriots: Cocaine, Prison, and a 36-Point Blowout

They were a wild-card underdog story right up until kickoff — then the Chicago Bears buried them by 36 points in the most lopsided Super Bowl in history. But the real story of the 1985 New England Patriots isn't on the scoreboard. It's a cocaine scandal that broke the same week they lost, a domestic violence incident days before the AFC title game, a car crash mid-broadcast, and a prison sentence for the team's born-again redemption story. From Kenneth Sims to Irving Fryar to a coach who just passed away this year, this is where New England's first Super Bowl team really ended up.