The Indianapolis Colts lost by a landslide score of 45-7 against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game this past January. While legally inflated balls would not have changed the outcome, Colts linebacker Erik Walden claimed it was just “gross” that quarterback Tom Brady would play it below the belt and cheat to win (via TMZ Sports).
Walden, who posted five tackles in that game, admitted that he knows the Colts still would have lost, despite the ball situation:
I don’t think that s**t made a difference in our game” Waldon said. “They’re already hard to beat and now we know they do that extra s**t to win.