![]() ![]() Granted, these parameters exclude last week’s AFC title contest, but that doesn’t preclude similar actions in other games from affecting performances or outcomes. Because a less inflated ball is easier to grip, throw and catch, the benefits of such a maneuver presumably would be more apparent in bad-weather games.īased on that assumption, The Post sought the help of numberFire to track down the stats from such games - which we deemed to be any contest in which the temperature dipped to 40 degrees or below and there was some sort of precipitation. If someone with the Patriots purposely was deflating approved game balls, there has to be a reason. ![]() Without physical evidence, witnesses or a confession, we are forced to turn to the most unreliable of evidentiary standards - the circumstantial variety. No eyewitness of wrongdoing has come forward. If the NFL has physical evidence, they haven’t disclosed it, or even suggested its existence. Coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady have voiced their denials. Sometimes you have to dig beyond the basic facts - like the Patriots having at least 11 of 12 official game balls underinflated for last week’s AFC Championship rout of the Colts. Often, hard evidence is hard to find, or kept under wraps. One night of Tom Brady appreciation 'not enough': Bill Belichick Legendary NFL coach becoming a Swiftie: 'She's tough' The latest New England Patriots Sportsbook Promo Codes & Betting Bonuses Blame Tom Brady for injury that put Kevin Hart in a wheelchair: Ex-Patriot ![]()
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