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You know what, don't answer that

Now to be serious for a moment, I don't condone cheating. Win or lose by talent and it's clear the Patriots would have won that game anyway.

But what I want to know is how the officials did not say anything? They are supposed to test the balls a couple hours before the game. Something seems odd about that particular part.

Also, the SI article is some of the biggest bullshit ever. Dude is a Jets fan. I pity him because he suffers greatly.

Based on what I have seen so far, the balls were cleared for the game. If that's true, either the official responsible for verifying them didn't (due to slacking or conspiracy, I usually assume the former), or something happened to them in between the certification and the discovery. An article I read earlier basically said they're checked a few hours before the game and then anybody can do anything because they're not watched/checked after that. You'd think the refs during the game who are constantly picking up the balls would have noticed though.