NEW ORLEANS — After the “no-call heard ’round the world” in last season’s NFC championship game arguably cost the New Orleans Saints a trip to the Super Bowl, it doesn’t take much to rile up their fan base.
So when Saints receiver Tre’Quan Smith was clearly being held by Tarvarius Moore — clutched is the better word — during a pass late in the third quarter of New Orleans’ shootout against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, they couldn’t help but expect a flag.
And when it didn’t come … well, you can imagine the boos that filled the Superdome while replays of the play continued to be shown on the stadium’s massive dual scoreboards.