["< sod > the patriots led 17 – 7 at the half ; in the second half, the patriots scored 28 unanswered points for a final score of 45 - 7. < ref > { { cite news | title = nfl game center | url = http : / / www. nfl. com / gamecenter / 2015011801 / 2014 / post20 / colts @ patriots # menu = gameinfo % 7ccontentid % 3a0ap3000000460458 & tab = recap | publisher = national football league | date = january 18, 2015 | accessdate = may 12, 2015 } } < / ref > it was the 50th win by the patriots in the [ [ colts – patriots rivalry | rivalry ] ]. given the crushing victory by the patriots, there is a consensus that the colts would still have massively lost even if the footballs were properly inflated. < ref > { { cite news | last = saraf | first = sid | title = colts'allen says patriots could have used'soap for balls'and still won | url = http : / / www. foxsports. com / nfl / laces - out / deflategate - colts - patriots - dwayne - allen - says - footballs - played - no - part - in - outcome - 012115 | publisher = [ [ fox sports ( united states ) | fox sports ] ] | date = january 21, 2015 | accessdate = april 22, 2016 } } < / ref > < eod > < sod > the patriots led 17 – 7 at the half ; in the second half, the patriots scored 28 unanswered points for a final score of 45 - 7. < ref > { { cite news | title = nfl game center | url = http : / / www. nfl. com / gamecenter / 2015011801 / 2014 / post20 / colts @ patriots # [UNK] menu = gameinfo % 7ccontentid % 3a0ap3000000460458 & tab = recap | publisher = national football league | date = january 18, 2015 | accessdate = may 12, 2015 } } < / ref > it was the 50th win by the patriots in the [ [ colts – patriots rivalry | rivalry ] ]. given the crushing victory by the patriots, there is a consensus that the colts would still have lost even if the footballs were properly inflated. < ref > { { cite news | last = saraf | first = sid | title = colts'allen says patriots could have used'soap for balls'and still won | url = http : / / www. foxsports. com / nfl / laces - out / deflategate - colts - patriots - dwayne - allen - says - footballs - played - no - part - in - outcome - 012115 | publisher = [ [ fox sports ( united states ) | fox sports ] ] | date = january 21, 2015 | accessdate = april 22, 2016 } } < / ref > < eod >"]