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It's the worst possible matchup IMO. Would much rather have seen Saints- Chiefs. Pats, again? Pass....

Didn't watch the Pro-Bowl - not supporting this BS for whoever is getting rich by fixing game results

The Pats really raised their level of play at the end of the season and playoffs.

I don't see anyone this year who would be able to beat them now.  (although the Chiefs would have won if Ford had not lined up half a yard offsides)

This is a beautiful thing:


New Orleans Saints
Saints coach Sean Payton gave his season-ending press conference today, and he didn’t hide his disappointment about the bad call that went against his team in the NFC Championship Game. But he did hide a subtle message, on his undershirt.

Payton was wearing a quarter-zip shirt with a T-shirt under it. And eagle-eyed viewers noticed something odd about that T-shirt.

Look closely, and the shirt is one that shows NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell looking like a clown. It’s the same shirt that Lions head coach Matt Patricia wore when he was defensive coordinator of the Patriots, a clothing choice that had Goodell miffed at Patricia.

Payton’s choice of shirt was a subtle nod to the Saints fans who are livid with the NFL, both for the blown call and for Goodell’s lack of a public response. At least, it was subtle in the moment. Once people noticed what he was wearing, it became a shot across the bow at Goodell for what Payton — and many others around the league — view as a failure of leadership.

I think it was a horrible non call and huge fvckup by the officials. No way do I believe it was premeditated or done on purpose to decide to have the rams in the super bowl.

Much as i like Breese, it was a bad pass that should have been intercepted anyway.  Rams won the game.

I say too bad.. The Saints had the lead in the game and blew it. It shouldn't have come down to that one play..