The 2001 AFC Divisional Playoff game between the New England Patriots and the Oakland Raiders, also known as the Tuck Rule Game or the Snow Bowl, took place on January 19, 2002, at Foxboro Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, the former home stadium of the Patriots.The game, played under a heavy snowfall, was the last at Foxboro Stadium. The name Tuck Rule Game originates from the.
- Vinovich was the referee in the 2018 NFC Championship Game, an affair marked by one of the worst officiating controversies in NFL playoff history. As you might recall, his crew missed an obvious.
- New Orleans Saints robbed by referees in NFC Championship shocker The New Orleans Saints were denied a chance at Super Bowl glory by one of the worst officiating decisions in football history. 3 comments January 21, 2019 1:06pm.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and three league officials will have to answer questions under oath about the no-call from January’s NFC Championship Game.
A Louisiana judge ordered Monday that the four people responsible for no flag being thrown on a now-infamous play on New Orleans’ last drive of regulation in that game will have to be honest about why the call wasn’t made.
If you don’t remember the exact details of the play that is now still being discussed, the no-call on what attorney Antonio LeMon calls “flagrant pass inference and roughing,” cost the Saints a first-down and likely an opportunity to run out the clock before the Los Angeles Rams had an opportunity to score again.
LeMon’s lawsuit seeks $75,000 in damages and plans to donate the money, if the NFL is ordered to pay up, to charity.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tommylee Lewis (11) works for a coach against Los Angeles Rams defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman (23) during the second half the NFL football NFC championship game Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, in New Orleans. The Rams won 26-23. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
The NFL is being urged to fire the crew who officiated the NFC Championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints over a blown call in the fourth quarter of the matchup.
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A petition launched after the Rams defeated the Saints in overtime, 26-23, has asked the league to fire official Bill Vinovich and the rest of the officials who were in charge Sunday afternoon. The officials came under fire after missing a clear pass interference penalty late in the fourth quarter.
“Because of the blatantly missed Pass Interference/Helmet-to-Helmet no call in the last minutes of the 4th quarter against the New Orleans Saints, which directly resulted in the Saints being eliminated from the Super Bowl, Bill Vinovich and his entire officiating crew should be fired for gross incompetence. This will be known as the worst no call in NFL history,” the Change.org petition read.
With the Saints driving, quarterback Drew Brees threw a pass toward wide receiver Tommylee Lewis. It appeared Lewis was in good position to catch the ball, but Rams defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman barreled into him and appeared to hit him with his helmet.
Many thought the play should have warranted a penalty for pass interference, but the officials kept it in their back pocket. The Saints were forced to settle for a field goal to take the lead. The Rams then came back and tied the game up to force overtime and eventually win the game.
Saints coach Sean Payton said the NFL admitted the referees missed the call.
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Prior to the game, Rams fans launched a petition to get Vinovich off the officiating crew. Los Angeles had gone 0-8 in games Vinovich had officiated since 2012, according to CBS Sports.