It’s almost been nine years since the infamous AFC championship game of the 2014 season where the Patriots absolutely embarrassed the Colts in front of the sports world in a blowout. The story that followed that game wasn't how dominant New England was, though—instead, it was the birthplace of the infamous Deflategate scandal.
To this day, former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski holds contempt for Colts fans for their role in it all.
“I absolutely hate the Colts, bro,” Gronkowski said on former teammate Julain Edelman’s Games With Names podcast. “They needed to find some B.S. answer of why they kept losing us every single year. And, they weren’t just losing to us, we were absolutely pounding that a--. I don’t like them.
