had too much air in them. His criticism upset McNally.

McNally: Tom sucks...im going make that next ball a (expletive) balloon

Jastremski: Talked to him last night. He actually brought you up and said you must have a lot of stress trying to get them done...

Jastremski: I told him it was. He was right though...

Jastremski: I checked some of the balls this morn... The refs (expletive) us...a few of then were at almost 16

New England won the game 27-25 and Brady completed just 20 of 37 passes.

In another text message sent before the season started, McNally calls himself the "deflator" and tells Jastremski that he needs some new shoes. Eleven days before the AFC championship game, McNally texts the equipment assistant and reminds him to have Brady autograph two footballsand to get him some shoes.

Below the minimum pressure

Brady completed 23 of 35 passes in the AFC championship game. Three passes were for touchdowns and one was intercepted.

Before the game, McNally brought the Patriots' footballs to referee Walt Anderson, who determined all but two of the balls were properly inflated. They were adjusted, but when the official looked for the balls before heading to the field, they were missing.

Surveillance video showed that McNally had taken the Patriots' and Colts' balls -- in violation of NFL procedure -- to a bathroom and was in there for one minute, 40 seconds. McNally then took the balls to the field.

The Patriots took a 14-0 lead before one of Brady's passes was picked off.

The report said that after the interception, a Colts