On Jan. 20, 2019, the NFC Championship between the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints was played in New Orleans, Louisiana. The assigned head official to this game was Bill Vinovich.
At the time, the Rams were 0-8 in games officiated by Vinovich. Nearly 10,000 fans signed a petition asking the NFL to remove Vinovich from officiating the game, while Saints fans were feeling giddy.
Of course, the game did not go as the Saints had anticipated, especially that one controversial call on cornerback Nickel Robey-Coleman in what is now the famous pass interference “non-call” on wide receiver Tommylee Lewis towards the end of the game.