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Ah, but that's the thing. We still don't know if teams are allowed to request any level of inflation between 12.5 and 13.5 psi. and whether the officials honored the requests. If so, the starting circumstances for the two sets of balls may have been different. And also, the Colts' ball prep procedure may differ enough from the Pats' to cause different results. No miracle needed, really. But some more facts would be nice. Let's hope the investigators dig them up, and present them.
The NFL had a complaint on their desk, from another owner that they were taking action on. They were doing an investigation before the game even started. They already knew they were going to take comparative measurements, before the game, and at half time.
I guarantee you these balls were treated exactly the same for both teams. When the NFL went into this they knew they had a problem.
Their worst night mare came true at half time. The Pats were cheating. Not just against the Colts, but also against the Ravens who filed the complaint.
If you don't think every one involved didn't cover their ass, oh well