Officials miss blatant facemask grab by Seahawks on Matthew Stafford

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Officials miss penalties all the time but in the biggest game of the year, they failed to see a clear foul on the Seattle Seahawks. It came on a sack by Demarcus Lawrence on Matthew Stafford, as the defensive end blatantly grabbed the quarterback’s facemask on third down.

Sean McVay motioned to the official after the play, pleading for a foul, but no flag was thrown. Instead of it being first down inside the 20-yard line, the Rams were pushed back to the Seahawks’ 32-yard line and were forced to settle for a long field goal, which Harrison Mevis made.

Here’s a look at the play.


Refs miss face mask on this Matthew Stafford fumble pic.twitter.com/sdSykePBZx

— Rate the Refs (@Rate_the_Refs) January 26, 2026

It's still early in the game, but that may have been the difference in a field goal or touchdown for the Rams.

This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams-Seahawks: Officials miss blatant facemask on Matthew Stafford

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