You need a better sarcasm detection meter.
Also, the Pats won the second half 28-0 with the regulation balls.
That makes those who actually think this is serious look VERY stupid.
Damn man, I thought you were serious. So much so that I had to check my facts on the line score despite what I'd seen with my own eyes.
No, it actually means nothing. They obviously didn't know or trust they would win prior to having the plan in place. The outcome isn't really the point.
Maybe all teams do this, who knows. Why have rules if they are going to be arbitrarily enforced. It also feeds the stereo type that many feel about the Pats anyway, they cheat. Also that professional football is starting to resemble professional wrestling, it's more about the show and a spectacle than a sport. Pretty sad actually
It doesn't change the fact that the Patriots* were still cheating. Just because they were bad at cheating doesn't excuse the behavior.