We need to something Nasty or Ignorant
The whole idea that a team would lay down is ridiculous. An NFL team is a 365 day a year operation upon which large numbers of people rely, and is based on huge amounts of money. And it all revolves around one thing- the pursuit of victory.
IMO, anyone who honestly thinks that somehow a team- its coaches and players fighting for their jobs and reputations, and its owners fighting for money and glory- would "allow" another team to beat them, for any reason, is seriously misjudging the business that is the NFL.