{"id":2426,"date":"2024-10-25T08:55:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T06:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=2426"},"modified":"2024-10-25T08:55:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T06:55:45","slug":"rams-vs-vikings-missed-face-mask-penalty-can-you-review-a-facemask-penalty-in-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rams-vs-vikings-missed-face-mask-penalty-can-you-review-a-facemask-penalty-in-the-nfl\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams vs. Vikings Missed Face-Mask Penalty: Can you review a facemask penalty in the NFL?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the Rams&rsquo; 30-20 victory over the Vikings, a missed face-mask penalty stirred controversy as the game&rsquo;s outcome hung in the balance. With 1:42 left on the clock, Rams linebacker Byron Young sacked Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold in the end zone, sealing a safety. <\/p><p>But replays showed Young&rsquo;s clear grab of Darnold&rsquo;s face mask&mdash;a missed 15-yard penalty that could have given Minnesota a critical first down.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Crazy sport. They basically use an electron microscope to see if a receiver had two feet inbounds, but a blatant and dangerous missed face mask penalty cannot be overturned. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#NFL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Paul Dellegatto&#9889;&#65039;FOX (@PaulFox13) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulFox13\/status\/1849653648101380360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;Well, on that play, the quarterback was facing the opposite direction from me so I did not have a good look at it,&rdquo;<\/em> explained referee <a href=\"https:\/\/operations.nfl.com\/officiating\/the-officials\/2024-roster-of-nfl-officials\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Tra Blake<\/a>, who later stated that neither he nor the umpire had a clear view of the face-mask pull. <\/p><p><em>&ldquo;The umpire had players between him and the quarterback, so he did not get a look at it&hellip; We couldn&rsquo;t see it.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>The Vikings&rsquo; bench, led by a visibly frustrated coach Kevin O&rsquo;Connell, was dismayed by the lack of a flag. <em>&ldquo;It looked like he got a pretty good amount of facemask there,&rdquo;<\/em> O&rsquo;Connell noted, choosing not to press further. <em>&ldquo;Officiating and all that stuff&mdash;for us to talk about that&hellip;is not how we&rsquo;re gonna respond.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can you review a facemask penalty in the NFL?<\/h2><p>Under <a href=\"https:\/\/operations.nfl.com\/the-rules\/nfl-video-rulebook\/facemask\/#:~:text=Note%3A%20If%20a%20player%20grasps,mask%3A%20Loss%20of%2015%20yards.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NFL rules<\/a>, face-mask penalties are not reviewable, meaning Minnesota couldn&rsquo;t challenge the no-call. The rules state that no player should twist, turn, or control an opponent&rsquo;s facemask, with violations warranting a 15-yard penalty and potentially a disqualification if deemed flagrant. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I just don&rsquo;t get what the officials are looking at. You got one job! Just do it! <br><br>A face mask call doesn&rsquo;t guarantee a Vikes win, but missing it certainly guaranteed they&rsquo;d lose. Unacceptable, &amp; the Vikings will get a letter from the league that&rsquo;ll say&hellip;<br><br>&ldquo;My Bad&rdquo;<\/p>&mdash; Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Realrclark25\/status\/1849652231466848390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Yet, without a flag thrown, the Vikings lost their chance at a late comeback.<\/p><p>Reviewable plays include possession, goal-line situations, boundary lines, and specific fouls like roughing the passer or intentional grounding&mdash;but face-mask penalties remain unreviewable.<\/p><p>While this missed call didn&rsquo;t singlehandedly cost the Vikings the game, it undoubtedly closed the door on their final shot to even the score, igniting further debate over NFL review policies for such high-stakes moments.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why aren&rsquo;t face mask penalties reviewable?<\/h2><p>Currently, NFL rules exclude face-mask penalties from reviewable plays. Challenges or video reviews are limited to specific scenarios, such as ball possession, boundary issues, and scoring plays. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A facemask penalty is probably one of the only penalties that should actually be reviewable in the NFL<br><br>It's pretty cut and dry and not really a foul that can be debated if it happened<\/p>&mdash; Adam Patrick (@adampatrickNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adampatrickNFL\/status\/1849669925511852412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>However, infractions like roughing the passer, unnecessary roughness, and intentional grounding are reviewable. Because face-mask penalties don&rsquo;t fall under these categories, officials cannot revisit the play to make a retroactive call.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does this mean for teams and officiating?<\/h2><p>For the Vikings, this missed call meant the end of their comeback hopes. Coach O&rsquo;Connell, while visibly frustrated, remained composed when discussing the missed penalty:<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;It looked like he got a pretty good amount of facemask there,&rdquo;<\/em> he noted, but chose not to dwell on the no-call.<\/p><p>While there&rsquo;s no certainty that the Vikings would&rsquo;ve scored if the penalty had been called, the incident has reignited discussions around which penalties should be reviewable, especially in game-altering situations like this one. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">90% of the money was on the Vikes in Vegas.<br><br>Magically the Rams got bailed out 5 times on 3rd down by penalties and this wasn&rsquo;t called for a face masks.<br><br>Last thing NFL wants is a LA market team to go into seller mode before the traded deadline.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rigged?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#Rigged<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2C6DBNc6dt\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/2C6DBNc6dt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Micheal Sparish (@M_Sparish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/M_Sparish\/status\/1849650308126847417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The NFL has made past efforts to expand reviews, such as briefly allowing pass interference calls to be challenged, though that rule was ultimately rescinded after proving ineffective.<\/p><p>For now, fans, players, and coaches must live with the current review rules, leaving calls like this one final &mdash; no matter how obvious they may appear on replay.<\/p><p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/cooper-kupps-hilarious-hair-comparison-to-the-undertaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Cooper Kupp&rsquo;s hilarious hair comparison to the Undertaker<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unpacking the controversial non-call on Darnold&#8217;s facemask and why the NFL&#8217;s rules kept it off the review board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[463,464,320],"class_list":["post-2426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-face-mask-penalty","tag-face-mask-penalty-nfl","tag-minnesota-vikings"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rams vs. Vikings Missed Face-Mask Penalty: Can you review a facemask penalty in the NFL? 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