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You mean, the Patriots knew in advance they were going to win by 38 points, and inflation pressure wouldn't have mattered?The NFL requires that footballs be inflated to 12.5 to 13.5 psi.
The balls in question were underinflated by as much as 2 psi. Some of them held "only" 10.5 psi.
Clearly, this must be the reason the Patriots scored 45 points while the Colts scored only 7.
So if you cheat in order to gain such an inconsequential advantage, doesn't that make you pretty stupid?
Or was it possible that the score could have been (say) 16-14 with one minute left to play, and the accuracy of a coming field goal (which IS affected by ball pressure) would make the difference between going to the Super Bowl, or going home?
Nope, what I am saying is that if deflating the balls does not create a significant advantage, why cheat (and run the risks of getting caught cheating)?
After the Patriots got caught video taping the Jests' defensive signals, the owner of the team asked Cheatin' Bill "on a scale of 1 to 100, how much did it help us?"
Cheatin' Bill replied "one"
The owner said, "then you're an idiot."