The historically dreadful officiating gaffe at the end of the NFC championship game has led to some calls, including by New Orleans Saints star wide receiver Michael Thomas, for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to intervene and overturn the result of the game to give the Saints another chance to right that wrong, beat the Los Angeles Rams and advance to the Super Bowl.
It’s pretty clear at this point that it’s not going to happen and that it was never going to happen. And, upon inspection of the NFL rule book, it’s highly debatable whether Goodell actually has the authority to make it happen.