Didn’t both teams play in the same weather?
does a slightly deflated ball weigh less than an inflated one?
I saw this report earlier. With all the national sports media there for the game, wonder why a league source would seek out a local Indianapolis writer?
If true, it will be interesting to see how a guy some already refer to as “Belicheater” will be dealt with by the league and media.
How is a improperly inflated ball going to weigh less than a properly inflated ball since air is weightless?
Whaaaaahhhh....the Pats won.....they must have cheated.
An NFL ball is supposed to be inflated 12.5 - 13.5 PSI. Each team is responsible for providing game balls. Each team personnel can scuff the scrimmage balls. Balls for Kicking (”K Balls”) cannot be scuffed.
An under-inflated ball would certainly be easier for a RB to hang on to. To a point, an under-inflated ball would be easier for the QB to grip when wet, but if too under-inflated wouldn’t throw as well.
I’m not a Patriots fan, but how come fans of teams that lose to them always make these kinds of excuses?
Yeah.
Under-inflated balls. That’s why the Pats won by 38.
It has nothing to do with Luck’s overthrows/underthrows.
The Colts had enough air, they just ran out of Luck
The balls became deflated because of so many touchdown spikes!
lol...I love the butthurt sore losers.
Losing by a score of 45-44, with a RB fumble the deciding play? OK, maybe you have a cause to pursue.
Losing by 45-7 ? Sorry. There’s more to it than underinflated balls. Like, maybe, your team sucks at playing football.
By the way, I don’t have a dog in this fight. I hate both teams equally.
To really test them, wouldn’t they have to test the air pressure in the football, like you would do with car tires?
The Colts can’t breath.
I blame Global Warming.
Stories like this have gone on for years. When I was a kid it was Ray Guy getting to punt helium-filled footballs. The joke last year was that his bust in Canton would have to be bolted to a table to keep it from floating to the ceiling.
The real scandal is that supposedly a professional football team from Indianapolis traveled to New England to play in the AFC Championship game and rolled over.
Measuring the diameter of the ball would probably be more accurate a method in determining the inflation without using a pressure gauge.
The trick for the person who is purportedly deflating the ball though is to know how much is enough?
What I see here in many of the post on this thread is so very indicative of our times.
1. If I cheat, but the other side does play as well as I do then it isn’t really cheating.
2. If I cheat, but in very clever way not only am I not punished, but am lauded for my cleverness.
3. If cheat as long as I win “What deference does it make?”