What you can’t count are the fumbles that did not occur by the Pats because the ball was underinflated and easier to hang on to.
I still think it is a non-issue in regards to the W/L outcome of the game.
>> What you can’t count are the fumbles that did not occur by the Pats
Sure, in the same way that you can’t count the number of yards not made by the colt offense because they played sucky all day.
It’s a fool’s errand though. The score tells the real story.
The score by quarters:
Indy 1st/0 2nd/7 BALLS CHANGED 3rd/0 4th/0
NE 1st/14 2nd/3 BALLS CHANGED 3rd/21 4th/7
So, if they changed the underinflated balls at half time how did the Patriots score 28 unanswered points in the second half?
What you can’t count is the number of fumbles that did not occur by the Pats because they kept trotting into the end zone untouched. It’s really hard to force a fumble with stern looks alone.