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The Saints And Refs - People Are Noticing

Despite the view that there's nothing to see here, well, read for yourselves...

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On Jan. 20, 2019, the New Orleans Saints fell victim to perhaps the most infamous no-call in NFL history, when officials missed a blatant pass interference penalty against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game that likely would have sent New Orleans to the Super Bowl.

But that season was just the beginning of a bizarre trend that has continued to plague the Saints.

Since 2018, the Saints have finished 30th, 31st, 32nd and tied for 31st in penalties called against their opponents (both accepted and declined).

No other NFL team has finished that low in even three consecutive years since 2001, according to ESPN Stats and Information research. The Elias Sports Bureau can go back further using data on accepted penalties only. According to Elias, the last team to finish in the bottom three of opponents’ accepted penalties for four straight years was the Green Bay Packers (1970-73).

Saints officials declined to comment on the trend, but sources have indicated that the team is aware and disturbed by it.

And why, oh why, did coach leave the competition committee?

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“It was the right time,” Payton said in November. “I’ll leave it at that without getting fined.”

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I would guess that Payton left the competition committee because one of Al Riveron’s cousins from Miami came by his house late at night and told him that if he cared about his wife and kids he shouldn’t take anything for granted and better spend more time at home and less attending any meetings of the competition committee, because you never know what can happen while you are away.

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Originally Posted by iceshack149 (Post 942400)

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Solid spokesman.

And you know Roger's blood boiled when he saw that.

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I would like to have that t-shirt in gold. :bng: