The Seattle Seahawks won one of their biggest games ever by beating the Los Angeles Rams 38-37 in a comeback win on Thursday Night Football in Week 16. This game marked one of the biggest comebacks in team history.
In addition to overcoming a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter, the Seahawks also benefited from an unusual play, which played a role in their ability to tie the Rams on the scoreboard.
Rams Protest Unusual Two-Point Conversion by Seahawks
On their second big drive of the fourth quarter, Sam Darnold threw a great 26-yard touchdown pass to tight end AJ Barner with just 6:23 left in the game. The score was 30-28, but Seattle chose a two-point conversion to tie.
The play began with offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak calling a short pass for Zach Charbonnet in the end zone. As Sam Darnold released his pass, it hit pass rusher Jared Verse’s helmet and deflected. The ball then bounced around in the end zone, while many players assumed the play was over and believed it to be an incomplete pass.
The situation changed when Charbonnet moved to recover the ball, intending to return it to the referees because he thought the play had ended. After an official review, replays revealed that Darnold’s pass had actually traveled backward, making it a live fumble. Because Charbonnet recovered the ball in the end zone, it counted as a successful two-point conversion for the Seahawks, tying the game at 30-30.
The most ridiculous two-point conversion ever results in the Seahawks tying it up vs the Rams.
Rules analyst Terry McAulay was all over it for Prime Video. 🏈🎙️ #NFL #TNF pic.twitter.com/BI8HEGwt1c
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 19, 2025
Following a one-point overtime loss, the Rams expressed dissatisfaction with the refereeing decisions in the game. In a post-game press conference, Sean McVay stated the following: “When you line up to kick off, then they say it’s a fumble, and then it’s a 30-30 game. Very interesting, didn’t get a clear explanation about everything that happened.”
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“I’ve never seen or been part of anything like that, and I’ve grown up with this game. I won’t make excuses; we don’t do that. I don’t believe in that and it doesn’t help us move forward, but we do want a clear understanding of things.”
Shortly after the match, Puka Nacua, who ranks No. 1 in the PFSN WR Impact metric with a C- grade, posted on his official X profile: “Can you say I was wrong? Appreciate you stripes for your contribution. Lol,” a message that was subsequently deleted.
But Coach McVay did all he could to do the damage control for Nacua.
“I know this guy’s heart, and for anybody that was offended, terribly sorry about that. I know he feels that same exact way. He’s a young guy, that’s a great kid that’s continuing to learn about just the platform that he has. I love him, we’re going to continue to put our arm around him and help him learn and grow, but we never want to do things that ever offend anybody and I know he feels that same way.”, said McVay.
“It’s gonna get fixed. Trust me on that. He’s responsible, he’s respectful and I’m going to continue to help him grow and I’m with him every step of the way.”
#Rams HC Sean McVay found out about Puka Nacua’s tweet in his postgame press conference…
He also addressed Nacua’s livestream that went viral for the wrong reasons: https://t.co/Jx582PL4t7 pic.twitter.com/uPQ7R4lG3C
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) December 19, 2025
The WR appeared on a livestream with influencers Adin Ross and N3on earlier this week and commented on NFL officials throwing flags. McVay was asked about the player’s comments and stated he would continue to support and advise the athlete, who could face potential NFL sanctions.
