Leading up to the NFC championship game, Los Angeles Rams fans were outraged. They couldn’t believe the league had assigned Bill Vinovich to the game, knowing the Rams were 0-8 in games where he was the official.

One fan was so enraged that he started a petition to get Vinovich removed from the game. Thousands of fans signed it, hoping to change the referee assignment before kickoff. To the surprise of no one – probably not even to the people who signed the petition – Vinovich stuck.

Knowing how the game played out with Nickell Robey-Coleman’s missed pass interference on Tommylee Lewis, Rams fans should be happy the petition didn’t work. Fortunately, they have nothing to complain about with the Super Bowl LIII referee, John Parry.

The Rams are 7-0 since 2008 when Parry is assigned to their games. The Patriots, on the other hand, committed a season-high 14 penalties against the Steelers this season when Parry was on the call.

Don't expect the Rams fan base to launch another petition to remove referee John Parry from the Super Bowl. Parry has worked 7 Rams games since 2008 & the Rams are 7-0. He worked one NE game this season & the Pats were assessed a season-high 14 penalties in a loss at Pittsburgh. — Rick Gosselin (@RickGosselin9) January 23, 2019

In actuality, there’s no bias from officials, even when past records indicate there is. They don’t have some ulterior motive, trying to sabotage a team’s Super Bowl hopes. Nor do they play favorites when a team like the Rams has a 7-0 record in the past decade.

There’s very little that should be looked into this trend with the Rams being undefeated in games where Parry is the official. However, at least we won’t have to hear about a petition going around the internet picking up pointless signatures.