The final score was not indicative of a game that turned on a controversial penalty. There were 11 flags, and they were distributed evenly, six on the Giants and five on the Saints.
But there were a few whistles that rubbed Big Blue the wrong way, and one comment in particular that stunned middle linebacker Alec Ogletree.
“Honestly, I think it’s basically they’re worried about reffing in the Super Bowl game,” Ogletree said, when asked if he felt the Giants received a bad whistle in the Saints’ 33-18 win at MetLife Stadium. “If you ask why they called a call, they tell you they wouldn’t make that call in the Super Bowl.