A day after Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris accused the Patriots of simulating Atlanta’s snap count in an eventual 24-23 New England victory, Morris walked back some of his comments as talk of “clapgate” started to circulate across the NFL.

“I don’t wanna make it a ‘snapgate,’” the Falcons coach told reporters on Monday. “Which I probably already did.”

After Sunday’s loss, Morris didn’t mince words when harping on a potential rules violation committed by the Patriots in which they “simulated a snap” by mimicking Atlanta QB Michael Penix Jr.’s clapping.

“They did a nice job. They simulated a snap,” Morris said. “The ball came early, was snapped early. Within that snap, that was when we got the intentional grounding. Nice job by those guys. Great situational football. Great p

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