The Referee’s run each ball into the game. The Ref’s are constantly swapping in new footballs.
Are we to believe the Ref’s, responsible to identify rule infractions and assess penalties, did not realize the balls were under inflated?
Maybe, it was the junior Ref from Cinci, the one called Gruber.
Then again, What difference, at this point, does it make
I seem to remember in the first quarter, the refs stopping play seconds before the snap, to change out the balls, because they errantly placed the kicking ball instead of the scrimmage ball down for play.
I think any pro who touches the ball, would discern the difference.
Especially when placing one team’s ball down repeatedly, then another one’s.
What did the team center say about it?