NFL worried about PSI in Vikings-Seahawks game

Report: NFL to test PSI at halftime of today’s game

Report: NFL to test PSI at halftime of today’s game

I notice that the report at the top of this page talks about the NFL being worried about the balls "deflating in chilly Minnesota".

Can any journalist ever get it right? The balls don't deflate - they lose pressure. There's a significant difference, not least as the former requires human intervention and the latter is an act of nature.

VrabelJr said:

Fantastic. This is going to be great evidence during the appeal in February. Kessler is popping champagne right now I bet.

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This won't come up in the appeal at all. The only things that will be considered in the appeal will be Berman's decision itself, in the context of the record before him at the time and in the context of relevant law. Nothing else. No new evidence of any sort.

Another typical NFL smoke screen. They would rather have fans focus on PSI than last nights embarrassing attempt at a football game between the Steelers & Bengals.

i still can't believe kraft gave up the first pick. that is a tackle that is probably 2x better than cannon, fleming and waddle combined.

QuantumMechanic said:

This won't come up in the appeal at all. The only things that will be considered in the appeal will be Berman's decision itself, in the context of the record before at the time and in the context of relevant law. Nothing else. No new evidence of any sort.

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Nothing stops them from falsifying the results anyways. Not sure why they didn't to begin with. May as well BS the whole thing.

"According to Paolantonio, the footballs will be brought to the field 20 minutes before kickoff, to give them enough time to adjust to the frigid air. More importantly, at halftime, the officials will switch to the backup footballs. Both sets of footballs will be tested after the game."

So they are going to pump them up in the cold then when they don't decline they will use that to say see the Patriots cheated

Dr Pain said:

Report: NFL to test PSI at halftime of today’s game

Report: NFL to test PSI at halftime of today’s game

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Goodell is striving for greater transparency in all league matters. He is working hard to get it right.

If you keep repeating this, it is true. If you keep saying that cold weather doesn't impact ball pressure, then that is also true.

idiots...

Gronkowski123 said:

more proof that goodell is a moron.

still waiting for the apology/the return of our 1st round pick!

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This just enrages me further about losing that first-round pick for NOTHING!!! Where the hell is that slimeball Goodell anyway? I hope he's hard at work on "integrity of the game" via that thug rumble last night in Cincinnati.

Next Mondays Headline:
"Patriots continue to deflate balls by altering regional temperatures"

NFL leaks evidence that 9 out of 10 playoff games the Patriots have played, have had below averaged temperatures. After an exhaustive investigation Davis Wells has determined that it is more probable than not that the Patriots organization have been aware of this weather tampering scheme and have used this scheme to win. The investigation has asked for phones from 2007-2014 but hve been informed that these phones are not available and have been destroyed years ago. The NFL cannot allow such a challenge to its integrity and will shortly determine a punishment suitable for the crime.

On a side note, the NFL has determined there was no wrong doing by the Vikings as the balls they used dropped to 9 PSI during the game. When asked about the variance, the NFL smiled and said the Viking are playing football games, and are more concerned about the game than silly things like PSI!

jbb9s said:

i still can't believe kraft gave up the first pick. that is a tackle that is probably 2x better than cannon, fleming and waddle combined.

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I think we all know the Krafts like nothing more than the love of the "Other 31".

All the cheers Bob gets at Gillette show how successfully he's played the fans as suckers.

Ned Stark said:

Can someone explain to me why they don't just inflate the balls outside in the cold air?

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Logic is not a strength of the failed Jest executives currently running the NFL show. Consider their extreme desire to displace and insert TWO existing NFL teams into a market that has rejected its past two NFL teams.

Maybe I'm incorrectly stereotyping the predominant ethnicity in LA (LA County has the largest Hispanic population of any county in the USA) ...but look at what's going on in Miami....a population shift so dramatic that a once large and loyal fan base is slowly disappearing and the majority Latino population has little interest in pro football. They have no interest in pro baseball as well, a sport that is a part of their culture. Why the powers that be believe LA is now ready.......you got me.

Ned Stark said:

Can someone explain to me why they don't just inflate the balls outside in the cold air?

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I know. It is just so dumb. The whole thing. Including their pseudo concern about the pressure to begin with.

The Back footballs will be under 12.5 before the first snap of the second half and will be in the 8-9 psi range by the middle of the 3rd qtr.

Dan Wetzel ‏@DanWetzel 2m2 minutes ago
If NFL is testing the air pressure of the footballs now, at -6, physicists say they should measure below 9.0 psi. NFL "minimum" is 12.5.

So if it's more than 9, both teams have cheated...only "logical" outcome right?

Dr Pain said:

"According to Paolantonio, the footballs will be brought to the field 20 minutes before kickoff, to give them enough time to adjust to the frigid air. More importantly, at halftime, the officials will switch to the backup footballs. Both sets of footballs will be tested after the game."

So they are going to pump them up in the cold then when they don't decline they will use that to say see the Patriots cheated

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Utterly ridiculous. The balls will be at 13PSI or whatever they set it to. Tomorrow we are going to hear renewed "Cheaters!" crap for the whole week. They are doing this to take focus off of last night.

blackglass3 said:

Utterly ridiculous. The balls will be at 13PSI or whatever they set it to. Tomorrow we are going to hear renewed "Cheaters!" crap for the whole week. They are doing this to take focus off of last night.

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How long does it take the balls to return to original pressure once they are inside? I was thinking the measurement won't mean much if they don't measure until after the game.

Mark. said:

How long does it take the balls to return to original pressure once they are inside? I was thinking the measurement won't mean much if they don't measure until after the game.

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Exactly. They'll measure them a hour after, everything will be hunky dory in NFL land, and the Patriots will retake their place as the biggest cheaters in the history of sports.

Uh oh, Goodell at the stadium.

The NFL won't tell you the truth anyhow.

NFLOL