Based on their experiments and analysis, Exponent and their experts found that the gauges used on the day of the AFC Championship Game appear to have worked reliably and consistently on game day, and the difference in the pressure drops between the teams was not caused by a malfunction of either gauge. Also, the ideal gas law does not fully account for the drop in air pressure in the Patriots game
Based on their experiments and analysis, Exponent and their experts found that the gauges used on the day of the AFC Championship Game appear to have worked reliably and consistently on game day, and the difference in the pressure drops between the teams was not caused by a malfunction of either gauge. Also, the ideal gas law does not fully account for the drop in air pressure in the Patriots game