Saints lose TD to another officiating gaffe vs. Rams
A premature whistle cost the New Orleans Saints a defensive touchdown in Sunday's rematch of the infamous 2019 NFC Championship Game that drew scrutiny because of an officiating error.
Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan recovered a fumble by Rams quarterback Jared Goff near New Orleans' 11-yard line in the second quarter and took it the distance for a score, but referees blew the play dead after ruling the fumble an incomplete pass.
Horrendous call by the refs. Play being blown dead, takes a TD away from the #Saints.
— Garland Gillen (@garlandgillen) September 15, 2019
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New Orleans challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the call was overturned to a fumble. The Saints took possession but didn't get any points on the play because of the early whistle.
Officials missed a blatant pass interference penalty against the Rams that would have put the Saints in position to kick an easy game-winning field goal in last season's NFC title game between these teams. The Rams wound up winning that contest to secure a berth in the Super Bowl.
Saints head coach Sean Payton could only shake his head at the latest miscue.
"The Saints are on the short end of another call yet again... How many times can this happen to the @Saints. Unbelievable." - Joe @Buck pic.twitter.com/FN4o8dQNJP
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) September 15, 2019