When Rams linebacker Byron Young brought down Sam Darnold in the end zone to secure the victory over the Vikings on Thursday night, replay showed that Young had clearly pulled Darnold’s face mask during the play.

However, no foul was called on the field, and since the foul is unreviewable, the Rams were able to fairly intercept an attempted onside post safety punt to effectively end the game.

After the contest, PFWA pool reporter Calvin Watkins spoke with referee Tra Blake, who said neither official committed the foul.

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

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

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

“We definitely talked about it on the field because they (the Vikings) expressed concerns,” Blake said. “We discussed it as a team, but we couldn’t see it on the field, so we couldn’t make that decision.”

Blake also confirmed that the piece was not reviewable.