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Mike Macdonald and Sean Payton beef, explained: Revisiting 2024 cheating dispute

As the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks prepare for a Week 6 clash on Thursday Night Football, past friction between coaches Mike Macdonald and Sean Payton has resurfaced. The animosity stems from a previous 26-20 Seahawks victory, during which Seattle utilized roughly one hundred training camp plays posted publicly by fans on social media to scout their opponents.

Upon discovering this tactic, Payton contacted Seahawks general manager John Schneider and threatened to expose the team under suspicions of illicit spying, prompting a legal threat from Seattle before Payton ultimately backed down.

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