NEW ORLEANS — In 2016, the New Orleans Saints had missed the postseason three years running. When they got back the following season, they rallied from 0-2 to win the division with an 11-5 season before the Minneapolis Miracle tore their still-beating hearts out.
Was Sunday’s loss in the NFC championship game to the Los Angeles Rams at the Superdome the low point? Or better stated: Was this the worst non-call in a playoff setting of this magnitude?
What has to hurt most for the Saints was the fact that — blown chances elsewhere in the game notwithstanding — they found out after the game that an egregious call that went against them would be verified as certifiably bad.