Bill Belichick thinks that the weather may have caused the footballs to under inflate. That is not feasible because the colts 12 footballs were just fine in the same weather. Belichick also was fined in 2007 for recording the New York Jets' defensive signals. Belichick claimed that he didn't know that it was illegal to record something being watched by 80,000 people in the stadium!

The big debate going on with football fans is that did the New England Patriots cheat by deflating the ball for easier throws and easier catches. The NFL regulations for footballs used in the game are that the ball must be inflated between 12.5 and 13.5 pounds per square inch,and 11 out 12 balls were deflated out of the 21 balls in each game

One rule that the NFL could change is that the referees should weigh every single ball before and during a game that would help with the cheating if they are cheating.The colts found out because when they caught the interception pass that is felt lighter and they they were not up to NFL regulations

The NFL found that the foot balls didn't meet the NFL standards because the Colts thought that the foot ball felt a little lighter than usual. D'qwell Jackson asked one of the referees to weigh one of the footballs and it did turn out to be lighter then the rules say.