New Orleans Saints Fans Express Rage at Referee in Super Bowl Boycott

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Fans of football team the New Orleans Saints made their feelings clear in streets of New Orleans, Louisiana, on Sunday, February 3, in a boycott of the NFL Superbowl final.

Saints fans decided to opt out of the Super Bowl LIII after a controversial call in the NFC Championship game on January 20 that ended their team’s chance at a place in the final.

The #BoycottBowl protest took place as the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams battled it out in Super Bowl LIII.

This footage, taken by Amanda Miller, shows a referee dummy with its arms bound and a flag in its rear end, hanging upside down from the back of a truck, alongside a Saints flag.

Saints fans say the referee failed to throw a penalty flag on a pass interference by Nickell Robey-Coleman in the fourth quarter, setting the Rams up for victory in overtime and earning them a spot in the Super Bowl. Credit: Amanda Miller via Storyful