equipment staff member measured the air pressure of the ball, one of the Patriots' game balls, and told a game official and NFL personnel that the ball was below the 12.5 pounds per square inch minimum measurement.

At halftime, the alternate game officials measured the pressure in 11 of the Patriots' 12 game balls and four provided by the Colts. The two sets of measurements differed by about fourth-tenths of one pound, but none of the 11 Patriots balls met the minimum standard.

The Patriots have said environmental factors such as cold temperatures led to the loss of pressure in the balls. The temperature at the stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, when the game began was around 50 degrees.

The report also found that three of the four Colts' balls tested wereseem to have the upper hand, but so often we have seen them struggle on a Friday before then being very competitive," he added. "Tomorrow afternoon, it will be very important to secure a place in the top three because it would be hard to fight for the win starting further back."

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