On Friday, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick confirmed that the kicking footballs used during the first half of his team’s 27–17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs were under inflated.
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00:00 Bill Belichick and his New England Patriots will forever be remembered for their original 2014
00:05 deflategate scandal in which footballs in the AFC Championship game were reportedly deflated.
00:10 And on Friday, Belichick confirmed the kicking footballs used during the first half
00:14 of his team's 27-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs were underinflated. Patriots kicker Chad Ryland
00:21 and Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker both missed field goals attempts in the first half,
00:25 with officials being able to fix the issue at halftime. Belichick further explained that the
00:30 team and him had nothing to do with the blunder caused by officials who have the responsibility
00:34 of managing the kicking balls. The NFL declined to comment on the officiating crew's mishap.
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