NFL coaches are happy and Mike Tomlin showed it.

Turns out something good came out of the New Orleans Saints' devastating and controversial loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game back in January.

As a result of a much-discussed no call on what should have been a pass interference penalty on Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman that played a significant role in deciding the result of Los Angeles' victory over the Saints, the NFL has now decided to make pass interference a reviewable call, thanks much in part to the efforts of New Orleans head coach Sean Payton.

Payton was not the only coach who was happy with the result, as Tomlin, the Pittsburgh Steelers' coach, slapped Payton on his rear end after the owners approved the vote, according to Manish Mehta of The New York Daily News.

Of the 32 owners that voted, 31 of them voted in favor of making pass interference reviewable. Only the Cincinnati Bengals decided against it.

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“We’re trying to address the two fouls that most impact games,” Payton said. “The last three years, coaches are being a little more judicious with their challenges. I think that will continue especially in the light of the fact that you now have a more meaningful play you can challenge. So, south of two minutes, it’s in replay (assistants’) hands. But north of two minutes, it’s in your hands. So, I think it won’t impact the way we watch a game. I just think there’s two more calls that we’ll work to get right.”

It would have been nice for Payton if this rule were in place two-and-a-half months ago, but hey; sometimes, you play the hand you're dealt.