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John Harbaugh Downplays Report About Patriots Using Deflated Footballs Against Ravens

Several Ravens players believe the Patriots may have used deflated footballs against them in the playoffs.

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By now, you know that 11 of the 12 footballs that the Patriots provided for their AFC Championship Game against the Colts on Sunday were reportedly found to be underinflated. But were some of the footballs that were used during New England's previous playoff game against the Ravens underinflated, too?

According to league sources who spoke with CBS Sports, yes. Those sources claim that several Ravens players feel as though the kicking balls that were used in the Ravens/Patriots playoff game were "slightly underinflated."

However, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh also chimed in a short time ago and downplayed the report.

"I chalk it up to being cold," he said.

At this point, there's probably nothing that the league can do to investigate the footballs that the Patriots provided for their game against the Ravens. But this adds yet another question mark to the #DeflateGate controversy.

[via CBS Sports]

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