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Originally Posted by Iron Lung Jimmy

This is classic "blaming the victim"... which is an interesting phenomenon, but off topic so we won't go into it now.

What more were the Saints supposed to do?

They were playing a team every bit their equal - it's not like they were letting the Arizona Cardinals hang around in a game they (the Saints) should dominate - and had put themselves into a position to win. So they actually had done their jobs.

The Rams defender admitted that he purposely interfered on the play to prevent a touchdown. So whether or not it was a penalty isn't even a question; it was.

Without interference the Saints presumably score a touchdown. Win probability high.

Had the interference been properly called the Saints bleed the clock and kick a short field goal. Win probability extremely high.

So it seems to me everybody did do their jobs... except the referees.

Seriously? They play football for a living and most make millions. I hardly classify them in the “victim” categories most associated with the phrase of “blaming the victim”.

There wasn’t a missed tackle by a Saint? There wasn’t a bad throw by Brees? What about Hill being in at QB on 3rd and goal?

There’s plenty of plays where Saints players or coaches could have done their job better to change the outcome of the game.

But yeah, let’s blame the refs for our loss, because god forbid we hold ourselves accountable for our fortunes....