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Super Bowl 53 New Orleans newspaper show

  • john yun
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    April 8, 2023 10:09 AM EDT

    , but the city of New Orleans still feels like the biggest victim of the 2018-19 season.After falling to the Rams in the NFC Championship Game , the watched the Rams fail to do much of anything against the Patriots on Sunday, losing 13-3 thanks to a disastrous offensive performance. , a newspaper based in New Orleans, reacted appropriately.Take a look at Monday's front page: The Times-Picayune Monday front page. New Orleans probably could have spiced this game up a bit. NOLA.com (@NOLAnews) Not only did Dion Phaneuf Kids Jersey the paper take that attitude, but so did New Orleans residents, apparently. LIII earned just a 26.1 rating in New Orleans, the lowest of any market and the lowest ever in New Orleans. has spoken. Super Bowl LIII earned a 26.1 rating in New Orleans, the lowest of of any market and the lowest ever in New Orleans. Jeff Duncan (@JeffDuncan_) In fairne s to everyone in New Orleans, they' Oscar Fantenberg Jersey re not the only ones wondering how the Super Bowl would've turned out if the Saints -- not the Rams -- had faced the Patriots. That's how poorly the Rams' offense played in . Super Bowl commercials! After averaging nearly 33 points per game in the regular season, the Rams scored three points on Sunday, Mario Kempe Men Jersey failing to reach both the end zone and red zone. Third-year quarterback endured a nightmare, posting a 57.9 pa ser rating and throwing an ugly interception that all but sealed the Rams' fate. And so, after watching that miserable display of offensive football, it's impo sible to not at least consider what might have happened if the officials had flagged for pa s-interference two weeks ago and the Saints had gone on to beat the Rams to secure their spot in Sunday's Super Bowl.Surely, would've fared better than Goff, right? Surely, and would've been able to average more than Kyle Clifford Women Jersey 3.4 yards per carry, right? Surely the Saints could've scored more than three points, right?We'll never know. Because the officials didn't throw a flag on this play: Yeah. That was pa s interference. Brad Galli (@BradGalli) Bad calls happen. An official's job is more difficult than it appears to viewers back at home watching on TV. The Saints had NHL Los Angeles Kings Jacket their chances to win that game regardle s of what happened on that play. But it's still understandable why the city has reacted this poorly to the no-call. It'll take some time to get over it. A New Orleans newspaper dedicated Monday's front page to a game the Saints played no part in, and You certainly can't knock them for their dedication.