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BOTH 49 and 51 were played after Defamegate.
49 was played after the accusations, and there was definitely a media circus surrounding it. But I consider Defamegate to start when the NFL finished their investigation, realized they had zero evidence, then started to manufacture an argument, carry through with legal proceedings, and eventually suspend Brady for nothing.
With the original accusations, they should investigate, I understand that. But there was a moment (I don't know exactly when) where Goody decided they didn't have anything, but he would lie anyways. To me, that is the official start of this going from due diligence to league-wide cover up.