But seriously, this was a real scandal. The country lost billions of brain cells working to understand how two pounds per square inch could affect a football game, but it's far less challenging to comprehend how excess crowd noise could wreck an opposing offense's rhythm and synch. Maybe that's why, in the leadup to the NFC title game, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers couldn't help mentioning that the Georgia Dome was "really loud," then adding "whether that's all natural or not remains to be seen."