And related to that, why is it that no refs EVER seemed to notice that the Patriots were under inflating their balls all those years? Officials handle the balls constantly.
Not just the Patriots balls. The entire league.
By the way, the Wells report doesn’t dispute the following, it just doesn’t draw attention to it:
Start 12.5 PSI, 75F =((A2+14.7)*(C2+459.67)/(B2+459.67)-14.7)
P1 T1 T2 P2 Difference
12.5 75 120 14.79 2.29
12.5 75 115 14.53 2.03
12.5 75 110 14.28 1.78
12.5 75 105 14.03 1.53
12.5 75 100 13.77 1.27
12.5 75 90 13.26 0.76
12.5 75 85 13.01 0.51
12.5 75 80 12.75 0.25
12.5 75 75 12.50 0.00
12.5 75 70 12.25 -0.25
12.5 75 65 11.99 -0.51
12.5 75 60 11.74 -0.76
12.5 75 55 11.48 -1.02
12.5 75 50 11.23 -1.27
12.5 75 45 10.97 -1.53
12.5 75 40 10.72 -1.78
12.5 75 35 10.47 -2.03
12.5 75 30 10.21 -2.29
12.5 75 25 9.96 -2.54
12.5 75 20 9.70 -2.80
12.5 75 10 9.19 -3.31
12.5 75 0 8.68 -3.82
12.5 75 -10 8.18 -4.32
12.5 75 -15 7.92 -4.58 (Ice Bowl)