An apparent missed facemask penalty cost the Minnesota Vikings their chance at marching down the field and potentially tying the game in the final

Officials missed linebacker Byron Young pulling Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold's face mask late in the fourth quarter.

No flag was thrown, however, and the Rams went on to win 30–20 to improve to 3–4 this season. Los Angeles sacked Darnold twice in the fourth quarter and three times throughout the game. After allowing touchdowns on the Vikings' first two possessions of the game, the Rams held Minnesota to just six points the rest of the game.

Minnesota quarterback Sam Darnold didn’t blame the officials for a missed face mask call when he was sacked for a safety late in the fourth quarter of the Vikings' 30-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

The Thursday Night Football matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams ended with a bit of controversy. As the Vikings looked to rally

A missed facemask late in the Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams game drew criticism, and the official attempted to explain the no-call.

The officiating crew working Thursday night's Vikings-Rams game missed a blatant call on the play that decided the outcome in the final minutes. With 1:42 on the clock, the Vikings had the ball at their own 5 and trailed 28-20.

The final two points in the Los Angeles Rams' 30-20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday came on a safety. Sam Darnold was sacked in the final 96 seconds in the end zone by Byron Young. However,

I’ve been watching football for right around 40 years now, and I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen as egregious a missed call as we saw on that play. Byron Young sacked Sam Darnold in the end zone for a safety on the Vikings’ last desperation drive,