While the AFC game could change how overtime goes, the NFC game of the NFL has reached boiling points and higher. Referees being moved from their hotel to another location. A city in shellshock and quite the anger that the Louisiana governor sent a letter to Roger Goodell. And now a lawsuit.
There is a rule in the NFL handbook that allows a game to be re-done at a certain point if the circumstances are worthy of that. Goodell could have the power to do that. On the one hand, it did sort of affect the outcome. For New Orleans, they could have had a chance to burn the clock a lot and kick a field goal, leaving the LA Rams very little time. On the other side of the equation, never underestimate that a team can win with 20 seconds left on the clock and force overtime.
Obviously, that pass interference that could have been was a huge missed call for the Saints. I feel bad a little bit for them. Unfortunately, they got the ball first in overtime, something people are forgetting. The refs didn't make Drew Brees throw that costly interception that led to the Rams game winner to go to the Super Bowl.. If the Saints won, we wouldn't be hearing a tenth of the venom we're seeing now. There's probably a few other things, but ultimately, this lawsuit is not going to stick.
I'll be surprised if anything happens, but the Saints have nothing to blame but themselves outside of that penalty. Their running game didn't show up. Brees didn't exactly have a great game. They blew an early 13 point lead. They didn't come prepared to win it all and make a stance like they did against Philadelphia. Louisiana and New Orleans fans can cry all they want. This is not going to materialize and the way the fans have been about the refs have got to stop. We can be critical, but let's not get to the point where they feel threatened.
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