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:

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,

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold's chance at leading a 97–yard game-tying drive on Thursday Night Football was stopped after just two plays when he was sacked in the end zone for a safety by Los Angeles Rams linebacker Byron Young.