Just like every other team in the NFL, the Los Angeles Rams have been on the wrong end of quite a few missed calls over the years. They’ve also benefitted from the human error that comes with officiating the game of football.
On Thursday night, there’s no question they got away with one late in the game. The missed-calls scale has definitely tipped back in their favor.
With 1:36 left in the game, Byron Young took Sam Darnold down for a game-sealing safety, putting the Rams up 30-20. The Vikings had no timeouts and the game was effectively over after the ensuing kick.
Replay showed that Young clearly grabbed Darnold’s facemask on his way to the ground, but officials missed it and couldn’t review the play afterwards. Vikings fans were up in arms and Darnold was astonished that no flag was thrown, but that’s the way it goes sometimes.
Byron Young has a fine incoming for the blatant facemask officials missed.
Small price to pay for a game-sealing play that changes a lot of things for the #Rams.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 25, 2024
For all the incorrect calls that went against the Rams, this one makes up for it a bit. Rather than the Vikings having a fresh set of downs from the 20 and only trailing by eight points, the game was all but over.