<Tr> <Th> Network </Th> <Td> CBS </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Announcers </Th> <Td> Jim Nantz and Phil Simms </Td> </Tr> <P> Deflategate was a National Football League (NFL) controversy involving the allegation that the New England Patriots deliberately under - inflated footballs used in their victory against the Indianapolis Colts in the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship Game of the 2014--15 NFL playoffs . The controversy resulted in Patriots quarterback Tom Brady being suspended for four games and the team being fined $1 million and losing two draft picks . </P> <P> For his alleged part in the scandal, Tom Brady was originally suspended by the league for four games of the 2015 regular season, which was upheld by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in an internal appeal . The matter moved to federal court, where Judge Richard M. Berman vacated Goodell's four - game suspension of Brady, allowing Brady to resume his playing duties for the entirety of the 2015 season . However, following the conclusion of the season, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated Brady's four - game suspension, which became effective for the 2016 regular season . After losing a request for a rehearing, Brady announced he would accept the suspension . The controversy remained a topic of discussion during the 2016 season, which concluded with the Patriots winning Super Bowl LI and Brady being named the MVP of the game . The season also saw the NFL change the process for monitoring football pressure . </P>

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