The Seahawks scored a game-tying two-point conversion in Thursday night’s 38-37 overtime win that was so wild, play-by-play man Al Michaels dubbed it “the craziest ever.”
The improbable play went down late in the fourth quarter of Seattle’s huge NFC West battle with the Rams, just after tight end AJ Barner hauled in a 26-yard touchdown pass from Sam Darnold.
The Seahawks elected to go for two, but once Darnold’s throw fell to the ground, the try was initially deemed unsuccessful.
Nevertheless, after replay review, the referees said the pass was actually a lateral, and when Seattle’s Zach Charbonnet scooped the ball up in the end zone, the Seahawks were awarded two points.
The score evened up the game at 30-30, an improbable tie, considering just minutes earlier the Rams had been up comfortably, 30-14.
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Both Michaels and analyst Kirk Herbstreit were shocked by the moment, with the latter echoing Michaels’ “craziest ever” comment.
Herbstreit went on to praise Charbonnet for hustling to scoop up the ball in spite of the officials’ first ruling.
“If that ball rolls dead, it’s a moot point,” he said.
The “Thursday Night Football” clash was huge for both teams. After the game went into overtime, Rams wideout Puka Nacua scored his second touchdown of the game, but the Seahawks marched down the field and capped it off with a Jaxon Smith-Njigba score.
Again, the Seahawks decided to go for two, converting it successfully for the win when Darnold connected with Eric Saubert on a wide-open crossing route.
Seattle moved to 12-3 and clinched a playoff berth, moving into the driver’s seat in the NFC West. The Rams fell to 11-4 with two games left.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
