Well before the New Orleans Saints’ victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kellen Moore left fans puzzled over his decision not to challenge a controversial spot on third down that forced his team to settle for a field goal.

But the coach had a reasonable explanation for why he didn’t throw the red flag: He couldn’t see a replay to see if it was truly a bad call.

On third-and-2 with 2:26 left in the third from the 9-yard line, running back Audric Estime rushed for what officials initially indicated was a first down. So to avoid a challenge from the Tampa side, Moore said the Saints tried to push the pace by running tempo — but the Saints failed to get the next snap off in time as the officiating crew then changed the spot of the ball and ruled it to be fourth-and-1.

“We weren’t able t

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