[Joe M 2012 2SS]

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

The report showed the Pats balls had 2-4 minutes to re-inflate while being taken back inside and that it took 5-7 minutes to remeasure. So by your logic of 10 minutes and the air will be back to normal pressure, the last few balls should have been close to 12.5. Ball number 9, 10 and 11 were 10.95/11.35, 10.5/10.90, 10.90/11.35 respectfully. The two measurements were from the 2 different gauges. So they were off by a full pound or more.

So are you saying that had they waiting....11 minutes, that all their balls would have been back up to 12.5 or very close to it?

Comparing wet vs. dry doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Do you have a link that shows the pats balls were wet, and the colts balls were not? I'm pretty sure all the balls were used by halftime, and that they all were under the same conditions. Even if by some miracle the colts were able to keep the 3 or 4 balls that were tested dry, it wouldn't have made a 1lb difference.

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Yes the balls would have increased back up in 11 minutes of wait time to warm, due to them being wet though, it would have been slower. The Colts ball were inflated pre game to 13 PSI, but were not measured until they warmed.

The PATS had a long drive before halftime where their balls were exposed to the cold and rain, the Colts balls were inside a bag, not exposed to the same elements.