They switched the ball out with another ball, but it was from the Indy sideline because of the interception. The most interesting thing, if there hadn't been an interception by Indy, it never would have been figured out. Only the defender intercepting one of Brady's passes questioned the ball because it felt soft. So, they switched the ball out.
There is no good answer at this point. I think they should suspend the team from the Super Bowl, but obviously they can't. It's like in 2007 when the Patriots were caught cheating by stealing other teams sideline signals. The rumor was out there they had been doing it for quite a few years, and finally the league set up a sting and caught them at it. Same team, same coach, same owner. Big fines and lost a draft pick, but they had won the Superbowls using the signal stealing. Brady admitted in 2011, in an interview, he likes underinflated balls. They were caught in 2006 and nothing happened. They were caught in 2007 and the big fines and draft pick loss. Now this. In college, it would be forfeit all of your wins and no playoffs for two or three years minimum.
Anyway, another Superbowl for a team that already has questionable wins in previous superbowls. Faulk, and other Rams players, still say the Patriots cheated by taping them during walk through practice before XXXVI. They don't think the fine and draft choice losses were nearly big enough.
Like I said, no good answer. But it once again puts every win the Pats have in suspicion.
