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‘NFL bleaux it’: Angry Saints fan rents Atlanta billboards for Super Bowl

A billboard beside Interstate 75 in Atlanta protests a controversial call in the NFC championship game between the Rams and the New Orleans Saints.
(John Bazemore / Associated Press)
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The Rams and the New England Patriots will be welcomed to Atlanta for the Super Bowl by several billboards saying, “Saints got robbed,” and, “NFL bleaux it.”

New Orleans’ WDSU-TV reported that Louisiana car dealer Matt Bowers paid for 10 billboards across Atlanta through Feb. 3, including one outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium, site of Super Bowl LIII.

Saints fans are upset over a missed call in the NFC championship game that they’re certain cost their team a ticket to the Super Bowl. Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman committed a blatant pass interference penalty that wasn’t called, leading to a tie score in regulation play and an overtime loss for the Saints.

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Saints coach Sean Payton talked to the NFL office after the game and was told a penalty should have been called.

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