How did the Patriots use underinflated balls during the AFC Championship? Two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff, an on-field official checks the air pressure on all the game balls. Each ball is inflated to within a one-pound range, so equipment managers cant sneak in ones that are bloated or underinflated to correspond with a quarterbacks preference and hand size. To ensure the footballs arent switched during the game, the officials mark each of them using a personalized rubber stamp. Each team then receives a dozen balls, and a third dozen K-balls are set aside for the kicking game. So how did the refs miss 11 underinflated balls that were all shy by 2 pounds of pressure?
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 11:55:13 +0000
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