NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The New Orleans Saints were 13-yards away from a go-ahead touchdown and a Super Bowl berth on Jan. 20, 2019.
The infamous pass interference "no-call," and an eventual loss to the Los Angeles Rams in overtime of the NFC championship game followed and the Rams went on to lose Super Bowl LIII to the New England Patriots.
Both teams employed aggressive strategies in the following years to stay competitive. The Rams traded away draft picks and utilized free agency to acquire top players, and the Saints gambled on the small window left with their future Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees.