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So we're very excited to share with you a new daily sports podcast from the athletic

and wondering you got to check it out. It's called the lead. The lead. It's for every type

of sports fan who wants to go beyond the box score. You get it every weekday morning.

The lead's going to bring you one big story from the athletics all star team of local

and national sports reporters. Some stories are going to be a fresh take on a major news

event. Other episodes will feature an in depth look at what's been happening off the field.

From the story of how a terrible call in last year's NFL playoffs made the entire city

of do Orleans lose its mind to in depth interviews on mental health and sports. The lead

is your daily lens into the biggest stories of the day told by the people who write them.

The shows hosted by sports writer Kavith the Davidson and Peabody award winning journalist

Anders Keltow. They're taking you close to each and every story through comprehensive

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else. What you're about to hear is a preview of the lead that looks at what really went

down after that blown call in the 2018 NFL playoffs between the Rams and the Saints while

you're listening, go subscribe to the lead on Apple podcasts or wherever you're listening

to this right now. There's also a link in the episode notes that will take you there. Enjoy.

In last season's NFL playoffs as every football fan remembers, the New Orleans Saints were

on the verge of a trip to the Super Bowl. But then one of the worst calls in sports history.

It was all anyone could talk about for days. The bad call it had Saints fans screaming last night.

A glaring case of past interference. One of the most obvious case you'll ever see in it wasn't

penalized. And it led to an unprecedented response from Saints fans, billboards, boycotts,

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