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History Of The New England Patriots

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The New England Patriots were playing the Indianapolis Colts in the 201 AFC(American Football Conference) Championship. The New England Patriots were playing theIndianapolis Colts. At halftime of the game, the referees found footballs that were “deflated”.But, I don’t believe it happened. It was cold and rainy, which means that the footballs could havenaturally deflated. The football in an NFL game have to be 12.5 PSI-13.5 PSI (Pounds PerSquare Inch).It doesn’t add up that the Patriots deflated the footballs. They scored 17 points in the firsthalf, but after the referees supposedly fixed the deflated footballs, the Patriots scored morepoints in the second half, at 28. The Patriots ended up going and winning Super Bowl“XLIX”. They beat the Seattle Seahawks, 28-24.Fifteen months later, the NFL disciplined the Patriots for DeflateGate. They lost a 1stround draft pick in 2016 and a 4th round draft pick in 2017. …show more content…

The organization was also fined $1million, and their quarterback, Tom Brady, was suspended the first four games of the 2016season.The Patriots went 3-1 in their first four games without Tom Brady, using their backupQB, Jimmy Garoppolo, and they had to use the backup for the backup, Jacoby Brissett, for

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