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Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
If you want to let facts get in the way, look at page 8 of the report, which lists the measured ball pressures. It explains the Colts' balls were higher pressure because they started that way (13.0 or above), and most remained "within spec". The ref measured the Patriots balls to be 12.5, so any drop would put them out of spec. It's not hard. 22 measurements (2 gauges, 2 balls not measured as explained). Range from 10.5-12.3.
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Not hard at all. According to the report, they were tested by two officials at the same time at halftime. One official found that all of the Patriots' balls, except one, were under 12 psi and 7 of them were almost a full psi below regulation. The other official found every single ball under 12 psi, 5 of which were more than 1.5 psi below regulation, and the rest at or around a full psi below regulation.
You also left out the part that says "...the reduction in pressure of the Patriots game balls cannot be explained completely by basic scientific principles..." And the part that says the difference in pressure drop for Patriots balls exceed the average pressure drop of the Colts balls by ~.5 to 1 psi, which the scientific experts deemed statistically significant. I won't even go into the list of factors their experts ruled out as a cause of the differences.
Pesky facts getting in the way.
TM
