Saints fans aren't happy with the NFL after a controversial no-call in Sunday's NFC championship game. One fan took out several billboards around Atlanta with his message for the league. John Bazemore/AP
By Laurel Wamsley | NPR
It's a meeting of two truly American pastimes: football and lawsuits.
First, the football.
Late in regulation in Sunday's NFC championship game, the New Orleans Saints were tied 20-20 with the Los Angeles Rams in pursuit of the Super Bowl.
As the ball sailed toward Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis, Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman knocked into Lewis, appearing to make helmet-to-helmet contact. Officials called no pass interference or helmet-to-helmet penalties.
As a result, the Saints kicked a field goal, then the Rams tied it up, and the game went to overtime – where the Rams went on to win, 26-23...
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