Super Bowl 2019: New Orleans Saints owner to 'aggressively pursue' rule changes after Los Angeles Rams loss
The Saints missed out on a place in the Super Bowl after officials failed to call a pass interference penalty on the Rams late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's NFC title game
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Your support makes all the difference.New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson has pledged to aggressively pursue changes in NFL policies that will promote more "fairness and integrity."
Benson says it's clear the Saints were "unfairly deprived" of a trip to the Super Bowl by the referees who are "charged with creating a fair and equitable playing field."
The Saints owner is referring to the decision not to call a penalty on Los Angeles Rams defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman for his early and high hit on Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis while quarterback Drew Brees' third-down pass was still in the air.
A pass interference penalty would have given the Saints a first down inside the Rams 10-yard line with about 1:45 left and allowed New Orleans to run out most of the remaining time left before trying a go-ahead field goal.
Instead, there was some 1:41 remaining when the Saints took their last lead, allowing the Rams time to come back and level it before winning in overtime.
They will now play the New England Patriots in Atlanta on February 3.
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