The Giants might have been playing Sunday to save their playoff hopes, but it wasn't the Super Bowl.
Just ask the official on Pete Morelli's crew who allegedly used that as an excuse when the Giants were complaining about a bad whistle during their 33-18 loss to the Saints.
"They are worried about reffing in the Super Bowl game," linebacker Alec Ogletree said when asked by NJ Advance Media about the officiating. "If you ask them why didn't they call a call and they tell you they wouldn't make that call in the Super Bowl, that's bad all around.