You might even suggest the NFL conspired to get their big-name, pass-interfering fannies into the Super Bowl. In a 26-23 overtime victory against the New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles captured a wild and hard-broiled NFC championship game and advanced to Super Bowl LIII. [Rams beat Saints to advance to Super Bowl, after a big comeback and a controversial call]There was plenty of football before and after the no-call, but that moment defined the game. But on the biggest stages, the game needed to look like the tough, rugged sport it has always been. “It’s never going to be perfectly officiated.”Still, the Rams are going to the Super Bowl.

Source: Washington Post January 21, 2019 02:41 UTC