The New Orleans Saints were robbed of a trip to Super Bowl LIII. Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman unquestionably committed pass interference when he shoved Saints wide receiver Tommylee Lewis out of bounds before Lewis could catch a pass thrown by Drew Brees with 1:49 left in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s NFC Championship. Had the penalty been called, the Saints would have been poised to run out the clock and Saints kicker Wil Lutz would have been able to attempt a field goal to cement the win.
Inexplicably, no penalty was called. This gave Jared Goff and the Rams one more opportunity to drive the ball up the field.