In terms of legal outcomes, the odds a federal judge vacates an arbitrator's decision involving a disciplinary action is the football equivalent of a quarterback completing the proverbial Hail Mary pass to win a game as the clock is running out.
They are rare. But they do occur when it comes to the National Football League.
In what has become known as the Deflategate case, federal District Court Judge Richard Berman announced Monday he expects to rule this week on whether the NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, acting as an independent arbitrator for the league, properly decided that New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady deserved a four-game suspension without pay.