Former ref Gene Steratore discusses blown call in Saints-Rams NFC Championship (1 Viewer)

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By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

ATLANTA — Gene Steratore, the CBS rules analyst and former NFL referee, spoke at length on Tuesday (Jan. 29) about the crucial missed defensive pass interference call in the NFC Championship Game between the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams.

Like everyone else who saw the play, Steratore said it was a mistake for the officials not to call a penalty on Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman, who leveled Saints wide receiver Tommylee Lewis with a helmet-to-helmet hit before the ball arrived. A penalty with 1 minute, 45 seconds would’ve likely secured a win for the Saints, but they instead went on to lose to the Rams in overtime.

Steratore, who was an NFL official for 15 years before retiring last summer, said one error Bill Vinovich’s crew made in the NFC Championship was not huddling after the play to discuss a potential penalty on Robey-Coleman. ...

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