For centuries, scholars have asked, “Is it possible for the NFL to somehow screw the New Orleans Saints in a game in which the Saints aren’t even playing?” And for centuries, the answer was long-believed to be “No, of course not. It’s not possible to screw a team in a game who isn’t even playing in that same game.”
And then last night happened.
Saints essentially get screwed by a no-call on pass interference in a game they didn't even play in.
— Christopher Dunnells (@ChrisDunnells) December 30, 2019
On one of the last plays of the game, with the game on the line between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers in a battle for the NFC West, this happened:
There were, uh, plenty of other reasons the Seahawks lost the game, but the reason the NFL instituted booth review of pass interference is because of an awful no-call in a critical game last year, and if you’re not gonna do it here, what’s even the point?