The Los Angeles Rams are planning to propose a rule change “aimed at certain details around” the backward pass 2-point conversion that helped propel the Seattle Seahawks to their stunning Week 16 comeback victory, according to a report from CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones on Saturday.
The report doesn’t specify exactly what rule change the Rams are planning to pitch.
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The play at question ended up being one of the most pivotal moments of the 2025 NFL season.
Trailing 30-28 with 6:23 left in the fourth quarter of a massive NFC West showdown, the Seahawks lined up for a 2-point conversion attempt against the Rams. Sam Darnold tried to hit running back Zach Charbonnet for a quick screen, but his pass deflected off Rams edge rusher Jared Verse’s helmet and fell forward into the end zone.
The play was initially ruled an incomplete pass, and Charbonnet casually picked up the ball in the end zone after the whistle blew.
But more than a minute later, as both teams began lining up for the ensuing kickoff, referee Brad Allen stopped the game for a replay review.
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The review determined that Darnold’s pass had traveled backward, which made it a live ball. And even though the whistle had blown, it was deemed that Charbonnet picked up the ball in what the NFL rulebook describes as an “immediate continuing action.”
The call was thus overturned, resulting in a game-tying 2-point conversion for Seattle. The Seahawks then went on to earn a 38-37 overtime win that gave them control of the NFC race.
That 2-point conversion helped key the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in franchise history for Seattle, which trailed 30-14 with less than 9 minutes left in regulation.
Rashid Shaheed kickstarted the rally with a 58-yard punt return touchdown with 8:03 left, which was followed by a 2-point conversion pass from Darnold to Cooper Kupp that made it 30-22. Then after Seattle’s defense forced a three-and-out, Darnold hit AJ Barner for a 26-yard touchdown pass to set the stage for the wild and wacky 2-point conversion that tied the game 30-30.
That ultimately sent the game to overtime, where the teams traded touchdowns before Darnold hit Eric Saubert for a game-winning 2-point conversion that gave the Seahawks the inside track to the NFC’s No. 1 seed.
Had the Seahawks lost that Week 16 game to the Rams – and had every other regular-season result remained the same – the Rams would have claimed the NFC’s No. 1 seed and the Seahawks would have dropped to the No. 5 seed.
Instead, the Seahawks earned the NFC’s top seed and went on to beat the Rams 31-27 in the NFC Championship game en route to their franchise’s second Super Bowl title.
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