Again, I have no information regarding the twelfth ball other than what I have stated before, which is not much.
As for the Colts’ balls, if the preferred inflation prior to the game at the time of testing was 13.5 psi, and the game conditions reduced the internal pressures to 12.5, they would still be in tolerance. This presumes that the Patriots’ footballs also recorded a similar reduction in inflation. But if the Patriots’ footballs started at 12.5 and “lost” 1 psi (proportional to the Colts’ “lost” air pressure), the Patriots’ footballs would no longer be within tolerance.
Oh well. I don’t think we’ll hear anything official until after the Super Bowl.