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Pass interference will loom large for the New Orleans Saints for the second offseason in a row.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins hit tight end Kyle Rudolph on a four-yard touchdown pass to hand the third-seeded Saints a 26-20 overtime loss in their NFC wild-card matchup Sunday afternoon. Rudolph appeared to push off on cornerback P.J. Williams, but offensive pass interference was not called:
NFL @NFL.@KirkCousins8 to @KyleRudolph82 for the @Vikings walkoff win in OT. https://t.co/aXSJllOqpB
NFL senior vice president of officiating Al Riveron doubled down on the non-call afterward, saying the league is "very comfortable" with the result:
NFL Officiating @NFLOfficiating"All angles of the final play of #MINvsNO were looked at in New York – there is contact by both players, but none of that contact rises to the level of a foul.