The New England Patriots have released an official statement in response to the Cincinnati Bengals' allegations of videotaping their sideline.
The statement explains that a three-person video crew was sent to Cleveland for the Bengals-Browns game to film a feature on the Pats scouting department for Patriots.com's "Do Your Job" series.
The Patriots acknowledge that their failure to inform the Bengals of the taping was an "unintended oversight" and admit the video crew unknowingly broke league rules by filming the field from the press box. They also echoed head coach Bill Belichick's statement that the team is independent of the production crew.
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Read the full statement below:
The NFL currently is investigating the matter, but this appears to be a giant misunderstanding based on what Belichick and the Patriots organization had to say.
The Patriots (10-3) will visit the Bengals (1-12) for their Week 15 matchup on Sunday.
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