[Girlene]

I’ve read from various sources that the Colts’ footballs WERE checked and within range, whereas the Patriots were not (at half time).

Also, checking the pressure was supposedly scheduled for halftime. Reading between the lines, I’d say the Ravens complaint from the week before of not having properly inflated KICKING balls, was the reason. Whether it was info passed directly from the Ravens or through the Colts coaching staff, who knows. The playing balls were in fact found to be below specs. In one report, there was info that a new guage was used to do the pressure check at half time. (The gauges that the refs use in the pregame check are provided by the home team.)

I seriously doubt anyone would have found out about the deflated balls if a reporter had not leaked it. The NFL is not showing they plan on getting to the bottom of what happened. As of yesterday, they had yet to interview Brady.

[lepton]

I’ve read from various sources that the Colts’ footballs WERE checked and within range, whereas the Patriots were not (at half time).

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I’ve read various sources that say the Colts footballs were checked, but the original sources aren’t sure when that refers to. Along the line, there was an assumption that they meant half-time, but that’s one of the things we don’t know.
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Reading between the lines, I’d say the Ravens complaint from the week before of not having properly inflated KICKING balls, was the reason.

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Could be, but at no time are the teams allowed to have the kicking balls unsupervised, and both teams use the same ones. Kicking balls are shipped directly to the Referees, and the kickers are allowed 45 minutes of directly supervised working of the ball in the presence of the referee. New balls are issued every game.

[TexasGator]

“I’ve read from various sources that the Colts’ footballs WERE checked and within range,”

I’ve read from various sources .....

LOL