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25 Oct 2024


NextImg:This Could Be The Worst Overlooked Penalty Of The NFL Season
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An obvious missed penalty cost the Minnesota Vikings a chance at a late comeback in their 30-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday. (Watch the video below.)

Fans were furious.

Trailing by 8 points with 1:36 left, Minnesota quarterback Sam Darnold got sacked in the end zone by the Rams’ Byron Young, who illegally yanked Darnold down by the face mask.

But officials missed what many thought was an obvious facemask call, and the Rams were given a safety to secure the victory.

Been a bad week for Minnesota and referees, Darnold gets sacked for a safety and the referee misses the obvious facemask pic.twitter.com/Vq4Q1scO81

— CJ Fogler ???? (@cjzero) October 25, 2024

Referee Tra Blake said in a pool report that he and umpire Carl Paganelli, who were in the vicinity, didn’t have a clear view of the play, according to The Associated Press. Facemask calls are not reviewable by instant replay, dooming the Vikes to their second straight defeat.

Granted, Minnesota would have faced a very difficult situation regardless, even if a flag had been thrown. The Vikings would have had the ball 80 yards from the end zone with no timeouts, requiring both a touchdown and a 2-point conversion to tie the game and send it into overtime.

But viewers still vented about a missed call that USA Today’s For the Win deemed “egregious.” Commenters on X even threw in a few baseless conspiracy theories.

During future umpires training this video will be used as “This is what a face mask penalty looks like“.

— Glen Beck (@Fatboybeck) October 25, 2024

Just another No Flag Loss for the team the refs bet on. Look back at the no calls for DPI that have cost teams the game this year. This is just another instance where the NFL has already chosen the winner and the refs make it happen.

— Lincoln McGuire (@Lincster99) October 25, 2024

I don’t see how they missed that tbh

— undead (@Welptheresthat) October 25, 2024

That is a RIDICULOUS no-call. Game is on the line, how did the refs not see a face mask here
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— ???? (@DrakeLondon_szn) October 25, 2024

Been a bad week for Minnesota and referees, Darnold gets sacked for a safety and the referee misses the obvious facemask pic.twitter.com/Vq4Q1scO81

— CJ Fogler ???? (@cjzero) October 25, 2024

The ref was looking right at the play as it happened!!!

— Lincoln McGuire (@Lincster99) October 25, 2024

Bad refs knock the excitement out of the game for fans. Review critical calls or no calls in the last 2 minutes. Go Texans.

— John D Jordan (@jjebean66) October 25, 2024

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Are there no intelligent refs in NFL or CFB? Check the refs in the UGA vs Texas last week. Stupid or corrupt? I think both.

— Patti Davis (@PattiPieD) October 25, 2024

I keep telling yall the game is rigged

— billy (@kharykobeDboi) October 25, 2024

2 refs standing in the backfield … what are the odds both are blind?

#3 looks over at his counterpart to see if he’s going to call it, then signals a safety.????

— AmericanMade63 (@Made63American) October 25, 2024