One bad call doesn’t make a game. They had plenty of chances to win it after that call. And didn’t … end of story whiny Aints.
Go Rams!!!
That's really true.
If you ever get a chance to watch the full game, try counting the number of big-plays / smart-plays made by the Rams
after the terrible non-interference-call. The Rams made about a dozen big-plays and/or smart-plays compared to almost no big-plays, plus several dumb-plays by the Saints.
This is not a complete list but off-the-top-of-my head:
- Rams' execution on several plays to get into game-tying FG-range. (
Aside: Rams could have easily won the game on that drive. A better Goff-to-Woods pass may have resulted in a TD; and the third-down incompletion ... similar play ... could have also been a TD if Goff had held onto the ball a second longer).
- 49-yard game-tying-FG (barely) in an extremely hostile environment.
- Tackle for loss by Suh / Donald prior to the Brees interception.
- Fowler spin-move for the hit on Brees.
- The
great/veteran QB making an awful decision to let the ball go rather than simply taking the sack and punting from near mid-field.
- Johnson making the play for the pick / All-Pro Michael Thomas not making a play for the ball.
- Goff
twice getting rid of the ball under extreme pressure to find Higbee for gains to set-up the winning-FG. Good decisions, good throws, good catches/runs.
- 57 yard game-winner to send the Rams to the Super Bowl.
The non-call was a lousy call but the Rams made ALL-the-plays from that point-on. Not to mention that they rallied from 13-0 first-half and ten-point second half deficits.
