Sure it did...: 'Deflady Brady' uses 30-yard deep pass to secure 2nd TD to bump Colt offense off-balance [Vanity]
Helped 'Deflate-y Brady' toss deep 30-yarder to Vereen as key play of 2nd td...
Once Colts down 14-0, went from 40% ground game to less than 17% ground game rest of first half...I don't think would have happened if only down 7-0 at that point.
Likewise had Colts only been down 10-7 at half instead of 17-7, wouldn't have abandoned run game in 3rd qtr...10 of 11 3rd qtr plays were pass.
If it had been normal weather conditions, Colts might have come close to passing that much anyway...but in the rain...a 40% run vs. 60% pass is what Colts needed to sustain drives...
Sustained drives would have made for tighter game in 2nd half
I think you're on to something. A deflated ball would make the Pats bolder, more willing to try big passing plays. And the success of those plays would make the Colts more desperate.
So I'm not giving much weight the huge point spread here. The spread sure could be caused by the cheating.