“It does irk me that professionals make simple mistakes/error like this.......”
I don’t think we know what happen yet. They have a 2 lbs psi window to inflate them prior to the game, does the rule require the psi remain within that range the entire game?
A ball inflated at the lower edge of the scale indoors at 70F would likely lose pressure outdoors in colder weather, a ball inflated indoors at the upper edge would likely exceed that is sitting in the sun on a 90F day.
Were the Colts balls tested for comparison ?
I think the Patriots did inflate them to the lower edge of the scale, I hardly doubt they deflated them after inspection.
The refs touch the ball after every play and place it on the line.
How could the refs not realize the PSI?
Do the colts furnish their own balls for their plays and thereafter, the Patriots get to use their own?
I just don’t see much difference in the game because of Psi.
Maybe the colts like hard Balls and the Patriots like them soft?