crystalline said:
What if Andrew Luck, like Aaron Rodgers, intentionally overinflates his balls?
That's why I mentioned that the Colts' pregame measurement would also need to be taken into account. If the differences are similar relative to the starting PSI in both teams' footballs, then this is a non-issue.
Someone mentioned that the Pats ran more plays, but I don't think that's a feasible explanation for a
significant difference in PSI differences post-game. Both teams' football were outside, whether in play or not, and theoretically the Patriots were rotating 12 balls throughout the game, so I can't imagine each ball should have seen more than a handful of plays...which you wouldn't think would have an effect on differences in PSI, though if there are, they should be expected to be minor.
In other words, if the Colts' footballs started at 13 PSI and ended at 11 PSI, and the Patriots' footballs started at 12.5 PSI and ended at 10.5 PSI, then this should be a non-story. But if the Colts started at 13 PSI (or whatever it was) and ended at 12.5 PSI, and the Patriots started at 12.5 PSI and ended at 10.5 PSI, I don't think "the Patriots ran more plays" can be a feasible reason to explain the difference when you consider 12 were in rotation, so each ball should have only seen a limited number of 'game time.'
This is all so stupid.