They say that a ball with less air in it is easier to grip, especially in inclement weather.
While that might be true, I don't understand how would that give one team an advantage over the other since they are both using the same footballs.
Do they both use the same ball or at turn over does the ball come from the team with possession?
Each team has 12 balls that they use I believe. So the Colts would not have noticed the difference in air pressure.
If I understand it correctly, there are 3 sets of balls. Each team has 12, which are used while they are "in possession" and a third set of 5 is used for both teams kicking game. The Patriots got "caught" literally when they threw an interception. D'Qwell Jackson's interception in the second quarter was the point where the infraction was noticed. Jackson gave the ball to a member of the Colts' equipment staff, who noticed the ball seemed underinflated and then notified coach Chuck Pagano.
For a pro quarterback to say he did not notice the difference when he handled the balls seems to me to be the IAP equivalent of handing Ed Brown a dull screwdriver and expecting to convince him it is a sharp skew. I suspect he would know right away.
GO HAWKS (We can win by playing the whole game without cheating.)
