When Rams linebacker Byron Young brought down Sam Darnold in the end zone for a safety to seal Thursday night’s win over the Vikings, the replay showed that Young had clearly pulled Darnold’s facemask during the play.

But no foul was called on the field, and because the foul cannot be reviewed, the Rams were able to fairly catch an onside post-safety point attempt to effectively end the game.

After the match, PFWA pool reporter Calvin Watkins spoke with referee Tra Blake, who said none of the officials saw the foul being committed.

“Well, on that play the quarterback was facing the opposite direction from me, so I didn’t get a good look at it,” Blake said. “I didn’t look and obviously I didn’t see the face mask being pulled. The referee had players between him and the quarterback, so he didn’t get a view. He was also blocked.

“So that was the problem, we didn’t see it so we couldn’t mention it. We couldn’t see it.”

Blake was also asked if the crew discussed the game on the field.

“On the field we definitely discussed it because they (the Vikings) raised a concern,” Blake said. “We discussed it as a team, but we couldn’t see it on the field, so we couldn’t make that call.”

Blake also confirmed that the piece is not up for review.