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With the NFL offseason looming, football fans do not have much to talk about. Luckily, the biggest organization in the NFL (You guess it, the New England Patriots) has been caught doing some pretty scandelous things. In this case, it is intentionally deflating a football below league standards to gain a competitive edge in throwing, catching, and ball security. Much speculation on the topic is floating through the webs, and a lot of people have a lot to say on the issue. For those who are not so sure on if they believe the allegations, or just do not understand "Deflate-gate", then this comprehensive guide is for you.

 

The Ted Wells Report:

 

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/05/06/read-ted-wells-deflategate-report/KVGF6avvFSwyxUilZwz92O/story.html

 

This is the most important peice of information regarding deflategate, as the author Ted Wells interveiwed many people (including the locker room assistants and the "Deflator" himself)

 

Statistical Breakdown

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/deflate-gate-triggers-stat-spat-as-analysts-attempt-to-solve-why-patriots-don-t-fumble-003107565-nfl.html

 

Aside from the Ted Wells report, this is the single most important peice in unerstanding this whole mess. A mathematician who does not even particularly care about football took it upoon himselof to sort through the patriots numbers the past couple years to decide whether or not the deflated balls really had an impact.