Stories about Bill Belichick you've never heard

[post_page_title]Mind games[/post_page_title]
A tactic that Belichick once used to try and psych out an opposing team was to put thermometers in their pre-game tunnel. It was well known around the league that the Patriots play well in the cold, and he wanted to remind the opposing team that they were in an uncomfortable climate. But what was his reasoning for it? After all, they were playing a Jets team that had no chance of making the playoffs, and the Patriots were poised to win anyway – perhaps certain rivalries are just that powerful.