I'll put it in terms of the Saints. The Saints allegedly had a drug/Vicodin problem, which was allegedly covered up by Mickey Loomis and higher ups. They allegedly had some form of a bounty program. They had Darren Sharper in the building. The teams of the 80s had players with well-known cocaine problems. They've had stars arrested for violent crimes (Kamara), domestic violence (Will Smith), DUIs (numerous), etc. No, it's not exactly the same because it's not necessarily "institutional" and the Saints aren't a religion, but at the end of the day here we all are, supporting them because we love the team and that team makes us feel good (well, some days at least).