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Patriots fans followed Browner’s lead, tagging posts with #Inflatethis to showcase their support of the team. Many fans focused on the score of the game -- 45-7.
Refs touched, cleaned, and placed balls after each play.. and never noticed huge deflation? #DeflateGate #inflatethis pic.twitter.com/fIpKpA1M4b
— Justin Redman (@jnredman) January 22, 2015
@bbrowner27 #InflateTHIS pic.twitter.com/RWrdQ608TL
— FBombah (@FBombah) January 21, 2015
@DenDen0526 @NFLVines when you deflate the balls in madden ???????? #inflatethis pic.twitter.com/NgQMk86C8f
— Jesus E. Paredes (@3rdWall93) January 22, 2015
#BLOUNTFORCETRAUMA #inflatethis pic.twitter.com/DAb4WcnWV5
— Ethan Cairns (@easiestEC) January 22, 2015
#InflateThis #TB12 pic.twitter.com/GavI3DpUFw
— Michelle Ioannou (@mnioannou) January 22, 2015
#InflateThis Lamest excuse for an excuse for losing ever. pic.twitter.com/NjMvmROyyH
— Chris Longmoon (@clongmoon) January 22, 2015
#InflateThis pic.twitter.com/de88HetdER
— #OnToSeattle (@NinjaMonaco) January 21, 2015
Oh, poor @Colts... #inflatethis pic.twitter.com/9C0h7oKH4G
— Luis Herrera (@luisrha) January 21, 2015
Haters gonna hate #inflatethis pic.twitter.com/LMCkBSZKkq
— Bert (@BertV010) January 21, 2015
The NFL says it is continuing to look into allegations that New England had 11 of its 12 allotted game footballs under-inflated in the victory.
According to ESPN, the footballs used by the Patriots were under-inflated by two pounds per square inch. Footballs, which are weighed before the game, must be inflated to no less than 12.5 pounds per square inch.
The minimum disciplinary action for tampering of a football is a fine of $25,000, according to the NFL’s game operations manual.
The controversy around “deflate-gate” has taken attention away from the Super Bowl, which will feature the Patriots playing against the Seattle Seahawks.
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