No Ruling Yet On Deflategate Case

There was no ruling in the Deflategate case Tuesday. Late in the afternoon, the federal judge hearing the case said he "anticipates" issuing his decision by the end of the week.

That was similar to what U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Berman said Monday -- that the ruling would "hopefully" come "tomorrow or the day after."

But it didn't come "tomorrow." The wait continues. The NFL and the NFLPA have asked the judge to rule by Friday, six days before the New England Patriots' opener. The Patriots open the regular season against the Pittsburgh Steelers next Thursday.

Berman announced Monday that the sides had failed to reach a settlement after several weeks of talks.

Thursday, September 3 Schedule (All Times Central)

Tampa Bay at Miami, 6 p.m.

Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 6 p.m.

Baltimore at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Green Bay, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York, 6 p.m.

Jacksonville at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

New York at New England, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Tennessee, 7 p.m.

Kansas City at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Denver, 8 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 9 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 9 p.m.