Blown Call May Have Saved Saints' Perfect Record

Maybe the Dolphins monumental collapse that allowed the Saints to come back wasn't entirely their fault, and some of the blame can be placed on a missed call.

In the 3rd quarter of Sunday's game, Chad Henne went deep down the left sideline for Ted Ginn, only to have the ball go off the hands of Ginn, bounce around a little bit only to end up in the grasp of, you betcha, Darren Sharper.

Sharper then proceeded to make his way down the sideline, amidst a calvary of Saints blockers, to score his third touchdown of 2009 as he was tackled into the endzone by Ted Ginn.

But not so fast.

As picture evidence shows when Darren Sharper was hit by Ginn, the ball came out and it clearly travels across the goalline and out of bounds.

The score gave the Saints all they needed to pull out the victory, bringing them within 24-17, and ultimately the momentum all in their favor.

But the momentum should've been shifted in the favor of the Dolphins instead.

The play should've been ruled a fumble, touchback instead of a touchdown, and Dolphins football at the 20 yard line.

The whole game could have been changed with that one call, and the Saints may not be amongst the undefeated teams in the NFL any longer.

The missed calls by referees the past few years is growing, and is becoming a huge problem. The NFL continues to back their refs, but that needs to change.

If you continue to back them, despite their mistakes, they will continue to happen. The NFL needs to call their own employees out, and do what they can to fix the problem, not add to it.

While many may argue that the comeback was still inexcusable, it's tough not to play a game of "what if" with this one and imagine that without that score, the life wouldn't have been completely sucked out of the 'Fins and they would've been able to hold on.