The New Orleans Saints insist they won't be out for revenge on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. After all, it's not the reigning NFC champions' fault that New Orleans was robbed by perhaps the most notable no-call in NFL history the last time these two teams met. For all intents and purposes, the Saints are treating their Week 2 matchup with the Rams just like any other game against a team with Super Bowl aspirations.
Just because both teams seem ready to move on from the controversy, though, hardly means Nickell Robey-Coleman has had an easy time doing so. In fact, the Rams' defensive back – who wasn't flagged for obvious pass interference on Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis late in the fourth quarter of the NFC title game – claims he's watched the play in question thousands of times.
“Probably over a little over 4,000 to 5,000 times, easy,” he said, per ESPN's Lindsey Thiry.
“I didn’t expect it to get that much pub, but it is what it is. They made it into what it is and the league made it a rule. Just got to live with it now and it’s a rule that the whole league is going to have to adjust to. We don’t have no problem with it.”
Commissioner Roger Goodell admitted shortly after the game that the no-call was indeed incorrect. The fallout prompted the league to implement judgement calls on pass interference to instant-replay review this season, a change that's confused players, coaches, and fans alike.
The Saints and Rams, both 1-0, kickoff from Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.
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