Patriots have won three of the last five SB's. Been to four. Saints haven't won a SB with a HOF QB in ten years. Furthermore, the Saints were expected to get to the SB. Not so much the Pats this year. Long story short, the Pats have met expectations. Nor the Saints.
Maybe the Saints should stop crying about the officials. Look in the mirror and fix your terrible defense. Maybe get a 2nd WR who is competent. Their offense has flat out stunk in their last three playoff elimination games. And their coach has been god awful in the past two playoff games.
Yeh, I know, I live in the New Orleans area. They are still belly aching about the NFCCG last year. Maybe it was a bad no call. However, they should focus their angst where it REALLY belongs, and where they REALLY lost that game last year against the Rams. The blame goes SQUARELY on Sean Payton, and that "stats whore" they have under center, Drew Brees. Three times, I believe, in the first quarter they got into the red zone, and came away with 2 FG's. Right before half, they were up 13-3, and gave up a TD with 10 seconds left in the first half, to cut the lead to 13-10. I said at that point, I would not be surprised to see the RAMS win this in the end. Now getting to the penalty (non penalty) they have been whining about. They had about 1:40 ? left in the game. As Colin Cowherd said, at that point, on the 22 yard line (or wherever they were), you are now playing the CLOCK, not the Rams. You are past the 2 minute warning, and the Rams only had two time outs. RUN THE DAMN BALL, force them to use the TO's. Get it down to about 20-25 seconds and kick the FG, if you don't get a first down. Instead, they try to pass, and get the clock stopped. Basically it gave the Rams a free time out, and the chance to drive down the field and get a tying FG for OT. Then, in OT, their "all world" QB, 18 year vet, makes a rookie mistake on 3rd down, and swings the ball in the air under pressure, and throws a pick at mid field. Rams march down get the winning FG on OT. I guarantee you had TB12 been the QB in that situation, he would have marched them down for a winning TD (see the AFCCG, later that day). But, as I have tried to mention this to them, they simply can not accept it. I have found it to be an exercise in utter futility, so I have just quit altogether. They simply will NEVER put the blame where it SQUARELY BELONGS, on Sean Payton, and that stats whore QB, whom they idolize.