I think a lot of that is out of the league's control. The Saints we're good and generally favored by national audiences. I also bet there's some kind of formula to determine prime time games based on previous year's results. The Saints being 13-3, you can't not put them in primetime especially when the team is still there and poised to compete for a ship again. That being said, when it comes down to either-or calls, that is where the league can decide in favor of one team over another. They can't stop the Saints from being good, but they can manipulate games enough to give the teams they want an advantage. 2018 prime example. They could've met and made the call but instead they acted like nothing happened. PI is still a major problem in the league and they have no agenda to fix it even though they "tried" to. PI and holding are the two most powerful tools for the league to influence games.