NFL world reacts to blown interference call

Referee Bill Vinovich’s crew missed an obvious pass interference call on Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman in the final minutes of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints.

The no-call came with 1:45 remaining on a third-and-10 play from the Rams’ 13-yard line, with the score tied at 20. Robey-Coleman appeared to run into Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis and make helmet-to-helmet contact before the ball arrived — sending the raucous Mercedes-Benz Superdome crowd into a chorus of boos when no flag was thrown.

Had interference been called, the Saints would have had a new set of downs and a chance to run the clock down before attempting a short field goal with less than 20 seconds remaining. Instead, the Rams forced overtime and beat the Saints 26-23, advancing to Super Bowl LIII.

People from around the country reacted to the controversial play, including some who photoshopped images:

No flag brother. HH pic.twitter.com/MFcLgCQsry

I want all the people that tell me to get over the #tuckrule to tell drew Bree’s and the @Saints to get over that pass interference that wasn’t called that would have most likely ended the game in a saints win. I’ll wait

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THIS JUST IN: On the Pontchartrain Causeway… pic.twitter.com/32LNrYw28b

Unreal missed call.

Lol CHEATERS … they lose somebody gon lose a job lol

HELLO??? No flag? And that was a pick six.

That’s an insane no call

How about we just take pass interference calls out of the @NFL

Every P.I call from here on now will be compared to that no call

Smfh

Love it. Pick plays=good play. Anything defense does =penalty

This one stings…

Dear @NFL do not release a press statement saying it should have been pass interference months/years later the same way you missed on @DezBryant catch and fixed it years after all it does is piss people off! πŸ€·πŸΎβ€β™‚οΈ

Congrats to the Rams and everything. But there’s no way these refs can be in the league next season. I can count multiple games where they have dictated the end of the game and it ain’t fair. It’s out of control and the consequences are…well there is no consequence. πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™‚οΈ

There needs to be some form of accountability. NEEDS to be.

The @Saints got royally SCREWED! That’s what I think. Either PI,defenseless rec or illegal contact should’ve been called. #NFL https://t.co/WjbLkOLdCm

Mark Ingram is in utter disbelief. (via @diannaespn)

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Cam Jordan on the call that cost the Saints the Super Bowl pic.twitter.com/NZMxIe73ht

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