HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s D’Angelo Ross returned a blocked extra point for two points in the fourth quarter of the Texans’ wild-card playoff win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday. This was the first such play in NFL postseason history.
The play came after Ladd McConkie scored on an 86-yard reception early in the fourth quarter. Cameron Dicker’s extra point attempt was blocked by Denico Autry.
The ball deflected high into the air and Dicker tried to knock it down, but the ball bounced off his hand. Ross grabbed it back and scored, pushing Houston’s lead to 25-12. The Texans won 32-12, marking the first time an NFL game ended with this final score.
Houston coach DeMeco Ryans was so upset that his team allowed a long TD that he didn’t even pay attention to the extra point try.
“I wasn’t really looking for it until I heard a loud bang and knew it,” he said. “I saw (Ross) pick up the ball and come at me. All I could do was laugh.”
In 2015, the NFL began awarding two points for extra points returned to the end zone. Before that, a blocked extra point was a dead ball even if the defense recovered it.
According to Sportradar, this was the ninth extra point returned as a goal since the rule change. It happened once during the 2024 regular season, on September 29th, when the Eagles played against Tampa Bay.
During this period, there were also five 2-point conversion attempts that resulted in 2 points going the other way.
