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The Seattle Seahawks have pulled off a historic rally and pulled into first place in the NFC. After throwing a touchdown pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Sam Darnold delivered a game-winning two-point conversion pass to little-used tight end Eric Saubert to defeat the Los Angeles Rams, 38-37, in overtime in an instant classic.
The Los Angeles Rams lost a heartbreaker to the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night, blowing a 16-point fourth-quarter lead and losing in overtime, 38-37. It was as painful a loss as they've suffered this season, dropping to 11-4 and relinquishing their lead in the NFC West, as well as giving up control of the No. 1 seed.
The Seahawks trailed 30-14 when Rashid Shaheed returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown and Darnold connected with Cooper Kupp for the 2-point conversion. After a three-and-out by the Rams, Darnold found tight end AJ Barner for a 26-yard TD, and Charbonnet tied it on the quirky 2-point play.
Colby Parkinson, now a tight end for the Los Angeles Rams, made a spinning, game-winning sideline touchdown catch in a 34-31 victory over the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte. Parkinson caught the pass near the sideline as he spun around and darted two more yards for the 19-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Matthew Stafford.