I was visiting a Saints message board earlier to see how they were responding to their controversial loss, and someone posted that the NFL* wants certain teams to win sometimes.
That is nothing new, and I think you hear that sentiment more and more, but what was interesting to me was that this poster said that he heard that the NFL* didn't want the Pats to win tonight, in order to maintain interest over all.
That was obviously posted well before tonight's game, and I am not a member there so I couldn't follow up on the post, but it is just something to keep in mind, if we see anything outrageous tonight.