Jon Gruden’s first run as Raiders coach ended with perhaps the most controversial play of the past 20 years.
So 17 years after the infamous Tuck Rule game, he still feels for coaches who lose because of an official’s whim.
That’s why he reached out to Saints coach Sean Payton Monday to commiserate. Payton’s Saints lost to the Rams in the NFC Championship Game because an official missed a blatant pass interference call on Nickell Robey-Coleman.
The Saints should have been able to run out the clock and kick a field goal at the gun. Instead, the Rams go the ball back, forced overtime and won.