The NFL has yet to say anything about the lack of a pass interference call on Nickell Robey-Coleman and it's making lots of people very angry. Amidst a government shutdown early Friday, there was a Louisiana senator on the floor of a government building with blown-up editions of New Orleans newspapers complaining about the call. 

Good news, everyone: the NFL sent a message. Bad news, everyone: they only did so by fining Robey-Coleman and they didn't even fine him for the pass interference portion of the program. 

Worse news, everyone: the NFL's message means two flags should have been thrown when the Saints got jobbed, because Robey-Coleman was fined more than $26K for a helmet-to-helmet hit.

So, yeah, the problem here is that the NFL isn't just admitting that it screwed up by not flagging Robey-Coleman for defensive pass interference. The NFL did admit that in a phone call with Sean Payton after the game, saying they "blew it," according to the Saints coach. Per Schefter, Payton has spoken to multiple members of multiple NFL offices, all of whom told him that the game got screwed up. Additionally, Saints owner Gayle Benson, who issued a scathing statement about the officiating, has spoken to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

It's possible Goodell is waiting until his mid-week press conference during the Super Bowl to actually say something about the situation. That seems shortsighted, but it wouldn't be unusual for how the NFL approaches such matters. 

There's actually a rule in place whereby Goodell could completely overturn the outcome of the game and name the Saints winners. That's what New Orleans fans want to happen. Spoiler: it won't, but the NFL could come out and provide some clarity here or at least just say "we're sorry."

Any kind of statement would go a long way, although the "duck and cover" PR strategy has long proven effective -- or at least popular -- for the league in these matters. It's not like people are going to skip the Super Bowl over a pass interference call against the Saints. 

Just for an extra kick in the pants to Saints fans: there could have been a flag for a defenseless receiver on the play as well, but nothing was thrown. Maybe the NFL should admit that next, just to really spice things up.