Report: Rams to propose rule change aimed at Seahawks’ 2-point play

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.

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But after more than a minute of real time had passed, as both teams began lining up for the ensuing kickoff, referee Brad Allen stopped the game for a replay review.

The review determined that Darnold’s pass had traveled backward, which made it a live ball. And even though the whistle had blown before Charbonnet picked up the ball, it was deemed that Charbonnet had done so 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, who had trailed 30-14 with less than 9 minutes left in regulation, went on to prevail for a 38-37 overtime win to complete the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in franchise history.

The victory put Seattle in the driver’s seat of the NFC race. The Seahawks went on to finish 14-3 to earn the NFC West title and the NFC’s No. 1 seed, while the Rams finished 12-5 and fell to the No. 5 seed. That gave Seattle a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs, and it sent the Rams on the road for all three of their playoff games.

The bitter rivals met again in the NFC Championship game, with the Seahawks outlasting the Rams 31-27 en route to their second Super Bowl title.

Had the Seahawks lost that Week 16 game to the Rams – and had every other regular-season result also remained the same – the playoff paths for both teams would have looked much different, as the Rams would have been the NFC’s No. 1 seed and the Seahawks would have been the No. 5 seed.

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