Sam Darnold controversial non-facemask penalty in Vikings-Rams, explained by the officials
With the Vikings trailing 28-20 with under two minutes remaining, Minnesota quarterback Sam Darnold dropped to throw on a 2nd-and-10 play from the Vikings’ 5-yard line. As Darnold waiting in the pocket, deep in his own end zone, for a receiver to break free Rams pass rusher Byron Young dragged him down, grabbing Darnold’s face mask in the process: