ITS A FARGIN FOOTBALL FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
Sure there are high stakes in bragging rights and lots of money, but that is the GAME!
It ceases to be a game when we have all of these Judges and Lawyers bedding their pockets over something that is easily explained.
Do I believe that they purposely set the balls to a low level? Yes! Just like racers set their tires to a certain level. I honestly believe the balls were inflated to the lowest level allowed, IN THE LOCKER ROOM, which we know is where they are checked before the game. It was what 26° on the field? Would you care to wager what the pressure change would be between 70°+ and 20’s? A race tire can gain as much as 15-20 psi from a “cold” state and race temps.
This has been one area that has never been talked about in this whole sorted affair and it is no secret that the Irsay’s are not as clean as the wind driven snow when it comes to honesty as well. But, that is the game.