“How convenient.”

As a rule, I don’t watch professional football.

The NFL lost me as a customer when it lied and cheated the good people of St. Louis, aiding and abetting Stan Kroenke in his move of the Rams to LA. The lies and deceptions were pervasive. That did it for me.

For others, it was the way the league handled the whole ”taking a knee” controversy when players publicly showed disrespect to our flag.

But Sunday’s conference championship game pitting the now LA Rams against the New Orleans Saints might be enough to make people question whether or not this is actually sport, or sports entertainment like wrestling…..or the scripted version of Roller Derby.

I was at Union Station in St. Louis and walked by a TV set at exactly the right time to see it. The quarterback for New Orleans, threaded a pass to one of his receivers with only a minute and some change left on the clock. It was a critical time and play. Before the ball could land in the receivers’ hands, he got clobbered by a Ram defensive back. The seven officials missed the obvious pass interference and a rule outlawing helmet on helmet collisions. Even the NFL admits they blew it.

I used to watch the Super Bowl for the commercials. Not this year….