NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the non-call in the NFC Championship game, but would not acknowledge if Super Bowl LIII would be “tainted” by the call that effectively eliminated the Saints.

The Rams advanced after beating the Saints 26-23 on Jan. 20 after the officials missed a pass interference call.

Los Angeles is set to play New England in Super Bowl LIII at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The league admitted to the Saints that a mistake was made, but would not do so publicly until Goodell’s comments over 10 days later.

“We understand the frustration of the fans,” Goodell said Wednesday in Atlanta. “I talked to (Saints) coach (Sean) Payton, the team (and) the players. We understand the frustration that they feel right now. We certainly want to address that.”

The league contend that human error and lack of judgment led to the mistake. The play was not reviewable and could not be corrected under the league system.

“So, whenever officiating is a part of any discussion post-game, it’s never a good outcome for us,” Goodell said. “We know. Our clubs know that. Our officials know that. But we also know that our officials are human.

“We also know that they are officiating a game where they have to make snap decisions under difficult circumstances and they are not going to get it right every time. As I say, they are human.”

The league will look to adding pass interference and helmet to helmet penalties to the plays that are reviewable by replay.

“We have worked very hard to bring technology in to try to mature what we do whenever it is possible to address those issues,” Goodell said. “But technology is not going to solve all of those issues. The game is not officiated by robots.”

Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman was fined $26,739 for his controversial helmet-to-helmet hit on Saints wide receiver Tommylee Lewis that was not penalized.

Robey-Coleman blasted Lewis with a big hit before the ball arrived from Saints quarterback Drew Brees. It was third-and-10 at the Rams’ 13-yard line with 1:45 left in the game in a 20-20 game.

If the penalty was called, the Saints would have likely won the game.

The Rams ended up winning in overtime on a 57-yard field goal from Greg Zeurlein.

Saints coach Sean Payton said he was told the officials “blew the call.”

The fallout from the game was widespread for players voicing their disbelief to the Governor of Louisiana admonishing Goodell. Lawsuits and petitions have been filed along with several billboards being posted with pro-Saints messages in Atlanta.

“The coach (Payton) has also spoken to the competition committee (chair), (Falcons president) Rich McKay,” Goodell said. “So, there has been a great deal of communication and making sure that they understand that.”

Replay couldn’t fix the call, in part because a penalty was never called.

“It is part of where we can go,” Goodell said. “We will look again at instant replay. There have been a variety of proposals over the last, quite frankly, 15 to 20 years. Should replay be expanded?

“This was a judgment call. The other complication that entered was this was a no call.”

Goodell stated that coaches and teams have been resistant to have a replay official in New York throw a flag in place of the on-field officials.

“They have not voted for that in the past,” Goodell said. “It doesn’t mean that we won’t. It’s something we’ll put to the competition committee and see if there is answer to that. But the reality is that there has been some opposition philosophical from many clubs.”