Sentences with phrase «inflated game balls»
Not exact matches
In any case, it's not totally clear how the under - inflated footballs even got on the field, since officials are supposed to inspect every ball hours before the game.
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According to ESPN, 11 of the Patriots» 12 game balls were inflated two pounds per square inch under the League requirements, making them easier to throw and catch in inclement weather (who knew?).
Several Baltimore players reportedly claimed that the kicking balls were not properly inflated for that game.
The biggest one was the revelation that the Giants had measured the Steelers» game balls and found them to be a little under - inflated.
On Tuesday evening, the NFL found that 11 of the 12 game balls used by the Patriots in their Conference Championship victory over the Colts had been significantly under - inflated.
Well, we can apply this to Deflate Gate and look at the pressure of the football at two different instances: when the ball was inflated and when the ball was used in the game.
During the second quarter of the American Football Conference Championship Game of January 18, 2015 between the Indianapolis Colts and the Patriots, a Colts» player suspected that a ball that he caught (intercepted) might have been under - inflated.