[yesthatjallen]

Each of them threw footballs of varying inflation, and he measured the distance of each one and calculated the average. He found that the least inflated football traveled the farthest, therefore giving Brady a competitive advantage.

If the opposing team took possession of the ball they would have the same advantage.

It would only be a guaranteed advantage if you never lost possession of the ball.

[shotgun]

Each team uses their own footballs.

[Secret Agent Man]

Yeah no kidding, the science project proved this as well. They all threw farther with a deflated ball, so the other teams qb would throw farther too.

Idiots. How is it cheating if both sides get to use the same ball?

[ThunderSleeps]

It would be an advantage if it was intentional and both teams used the same ball. If you accept that under inflated balls travel further, the QB would have to practice with them in order to develop the right touch or feel to accurately target the receiver. Otherwise he would tend to over throw them. So it would hurt the opposing QB, causing overthrown passes. It would also imply it was no accident, that in order to be effective Brady would have had to practice. What would really make a difference is a quantification of the difference. I’m sure altitude, temperature, humidity, wind, all affect passing performance too. Would a QB even notice the difference due to pressure changes amid all the other influences?