Sean Payton had a lot to say about that blown pass interference call

Sean Payton has already called the NFL about the no-call toward the end of regulation, and the league admitted that the refs did blow the call.

When the New Orleans Saints left in their NFC Championship loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the first thing head coach Sean Payton did was call the NFL over the no-call that no Saints fan will ever let go.

In his press conference following the loss, Payton informed the media that he contacted the league to get clarification as to why a flag wasn’t thrown on Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman running into Saints wide receiver Nickell Robey-Coleman, knocking him into the sideline.

Anyone who watched the play knew that it was pass interference on Rober-Coleman, but the refs missed the call at a crucial point of the game, which gave the Rams time on the clock to tie the game and go on to pull out a stunner in the Superdome. It was a play that changed everything for New Orleans, and Payton, rightfully, deserved answers for that blown call.

And the NFL admitted that it messed up.

In the press conference, Payton told reporters that the NFL did admit that the refs should have thrown a flag on the play, as Robey-Coleman clearly was flying into Lewis out-of-control.

In the end, what comfort does that offer Payton and the Saints?

All the NFL did was confirm what Saints Nation, and all those not rooting for the Rams already knew. What the NFL did was make the Saints even more furious, and who can blame them? Refs blow calls all the time, that’s expected. But to blow a call at that juncture of the game? When it could have made the difference between running the clock and heading to Atlanta, and crying in the locker room because they were denied the opportunity?

That is a hurt that will last the entire offseason.