On Kimmel, Boston's biggest stars claim credit for deflating Tom Brady's footballs

(Image credit: Jimmy Kimmel Live)

Lots of people take responsibility for crimes they didn't commit, Jimmy Kimmel said on Thursday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live, citing the Lindbergh baby kidnapping as an example. The same holds true of (much) lesser crimes, like the Patriots' (alleged) deflating of their game footballs in the AFC championship game. That's the setup for a bunch of Patriots fans (with strong Boston accents) pleading guilty to deflating the balls of their idol, quarterback Tom Brady — without his knowledge, of course. You'll recognize a lot of the personalities (we'll list them below the video). And yes, the Kimmel–Matt Damon feud lives on.

(Along with Damon, watch for Ben Affleck, John Krasinski, Steven Tyler, Chris Evans, Eli Roth, Dicky Barrett, and Bill Simmons.)

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.