was Deflate Gate somehow debunked and I missed it?

[Pez]

Originally Posted by VeveJones007

Several scientists said that it easily could have been natural causes due to the cold weather.

There are a lot of scientists that say a lot of things. Take a political argument like vaccines causing autism or if global warming is real and you get people that cite the work of scientists to prove that they are right.

In my opinion, it wasn't that cold. The text messages about the guy who prepared the balls getting game-worn gear, the guy on the payroll supposedly called "the deflator," the destroyed cell phone....

So here is a list of the coldest games in NFL history:

• Packers vs Cowboys at GB,1967, -13, -48 wc
• Bengals vs Chargers, 1982 -9, -59 wc
• Bills vs Rams, 1994, 0, -32 wc
• Vikings vs bears, 1972, -2, -26 wc
• Packers vs Giants 2008, 4, -24 wc
• Vikings vs Packers 1972, 0, -18 wc


The deflategate game was 51 degrees at game time, 30 something at halftime.

If the balls were inflated in a 68 degree room and then taken to a 30 degree environment, there would be some decrease in PSI because the molecules slow down, sure, I'm fine with that.

But, how many of you in any of your decades of watching football ever heard of the PSI of balls needing to be adjusted because it was cold? I dont recall this ever.