Shortly after the game, the New England brass started complaining about the Colts pumping noise into the Dome. (Not a new accusation--a few years ago the Pittsburgh Steelers accused the Colts of pumping artificial noise into the dome).
CBS, who broadcasted the game, quickly chimed in what really happened during the game.
Via indystar.com
Sorry, conspiracy fans, there's no "Noisegate."
An unusual sound on the telecast of Sunday's game between the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots was a CBS production issue and not evidence of the Colts breaking NFL rules by enhancing noise at the RCA Dome, a network spokesman said Monday.
"It was the result of tape feedback in the CBS production truck," the network's LeslieAnne Wade said. "In no way was it from the stadium."
Yahoo Sports reported that Patriots president Jonathan Kraft complained about the noise issue after the game to Milt Ahlerich, the NFL vice president of security.
There were at least three posts on YouTube.com from the CBS telecast pointing to the first play of the fourth quarter as possible evidence.
The play, in which Patriots quarterback Tom Brady completes a 14-yard slant to Randy Moss, has a vibrating sound amid the crowd noise that stops abruptly after the tackle. One post characterized the sound as being like a CD skipping or "stuck."
"That's the end of that story," said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello, who added that no other part of the game is under investigation for noise violations.
A statement from the Colts said: "We trust this will put an end to the ridiculous and unfounded accusations that the Colts artificially enhanced crowd noise at the RCA Dome in any way."
This doesn't surprise me at all. CBS almost always has sound issues during the football broadcasts especially with their HD feeds. I know I'm a Colts apologist but I completely buy CBS's argument. Bottom line...the Colts aren't pumping noise into the dome to gain an unfair advantage...they aren't New England.
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