Saints Owner Gayle Benson to 'Aggressively Pursue' Changes After Missed PI Call

New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson will do what she can to make sure other teams don't suffer the same fate as hers did in Sunday's NFC Championship Game loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

Benson released a statement that alluded to the blatant pass interference call on Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman the officials missed and said, in part, "Yesterday's result is still difficult to accept for all of us. ... I have been in touch with the NFL regarding yesterday's events and will aggressively pursue changes in NFL policies to ensure no team and fan base is ever put in a similar position again."

Adam Schefter of ESPN shared the entire statement:

Had the officials thrown a flag when Robey-Coleman hit receiver Tommylee Lewis well before Drew Brees' third-down pass arrived, the Saints would have been in a position where they could have run down the clock and kicked a game-winning field goal at the end of regulation to advance to the Super Bowl.

Instead, they settled for a field goal, which Greg Zuerlein answered to force overtime. Zuerlein then won the game with a 57-yarder in the extra period.

Benson's promise she will pursue changes comes after Mark Maske of the Washington Post cited a source who said the potential to make pass interference calls reviewable plays, "will be discussed at length along with additional fouls that coaches feel should be subject to review."

According to Pro Football Talk, the league will publicly admit the officials should have thrown a flag on the play.

Saints head coach Sean Payton told reporters, "Just getting off the phone with the league office. They blew the call."

While there may be changes implemented during the offseason after such an obvious missed call on the national stage of the NFC Championship Game, it won't do anything to put the Saints in the Super Bowl.

The team's fans are trying, though, and started a Change.org petition calling for a rematch with the Rams. More than 350,000 people had signed it at the time of writing.