Strange two point play helps Seahawks beat Rams!

The Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams played a massive Thursday night game with the NFC West on the line. What stood out most was one of the strangest scoring plays of the entire season.

Seattle was down by 16 points late in the game. They came roaring back in the fourth quarter with several big plays. One moment completely changed everything.

After scoring a touchdown, the Seahawks went for a two point conversion. The play looked dead at first. Sam Darnold tried to throw a short screen pass to Zach Charbonnet. The ball was tipped by the Rams defense and fell to the ground.

Officials first ruled the pass incomplete. That would have meant no points. But after a replay review, everything changed.

The referees decided the pass actually went backward. That meant it was not an incomplete pass. It was a fumble.

Charbonnet picked the ball up in the end zone. Because he recovered the fumble there, the Seahawks were awarded two points.

That single ruling tied the game at 30 instead of keeping Seattle down by two. The difference was massive.

The Seahawks later forced overtime. They went on to win the game in the extra period.

Former NFL referee Terry McAulay later explained the rule. He said replay is allowed to reverse an incomplete pass if it is clearly a backward pass and the ball is recovered right away. He also said it does not matter if a whistle was blown.

After the game, Rams coach Sean McVay admitted he was confused. He said he had never seen anything like it in all his years around football. He was surprised because officials were preparing for a kickoff before suddenly reviewing the play.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was also puzzled. He said he thought offenses were not allowed to advance a fumble on two point tries or late game situations. He said he just wanted clarity on the rule.

In the end, a play decided by inches helped flip the entire game. It turned a loss into a win for Seattle and reshaped the NFC West race.