Seahawks Beat Rams: TNF Recap & Highlights

It was the match of the year. The conditions were all there and the match in Seattle confirmed how the Seahawks and Rams are the two favorites in the NFC. The home team won thanks to a comeback from 14-30 in the fourth quarter, with three two-point conversions, including the one in overtime that gave them the final 38-37.

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The Rams appeared to have the game in hand, up 16 with eight minutes left. But first the punt returned to the goal by Rasheed Shaheed for 58 yards, with Darnold finding Cooper Kupp in the end zone for the two points to make it 22-30 and then Barner’s reception gave life to the comeback, crowned with the craziest two-point conversion ever seen. What looked like an incomplete pass became a fumble covered in the end zone by Charbonnet. Darnold’s throw which hit the helmet of a Rams defender was in fact reviewed on replay and assessed as a backward pass, with the ball therefore alive, and collected nonchalantly in the end zone by Seattle’s running back for the two points to make it 30-30. The Rams’ offense disappeared at the end of regulation: the last 5 possessions ended with 4 punts and a missed field goal.

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Thus we went to extra time. Ball to the Rams and the usual Puka Nacua (12 receptions for 255 yards and two touchdowns) went for a touchdown on a 41-yard launch from Stafford (457 yards thrown). Seattle responded with Darnold catching Jaxson Smith-Njigba from 4 yards into the end zone. At that point, with 3 minutes to play, there were two solutions for the Seahawks: attempt the third two-point conversion or give the ball back to the Rams at 37-37 with the chance to win the game with a field goal. Coach McDonald made the right choice and Darnold repaid him by catching tight end Eric Saubert just beyond the goal line for the final 38-37. Success that is worth arithmetic access to the playoffs, first place in the NFC West and the No. 1 seed in the conference.