A Historic Play: Texans Score Two Points on Blocked Extra Point

In a thrilling wild-card playoff game, the Houston Texans made NFL history. D'Angelo Ross returned a blocked extra point for two points in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers. This was the first time such a play occurred in the NFL postseason. The play happened after Ladd McConkey scored on an 86-yard reception early in the fourth quarter. Cameron Dicker’s extra point attempt was blocked by Denico Autry. The ball bounced high off Dicker's hands as he tried to knock it down. Ross caught it and returned it for the score, extending Houston’s lead to 25-12. The Texans eventually won the game 32-12, marking the first NFL game to end with that score.

Houston coach DeMeco Ryans was initially focused on the long touchdown that preceded the extra point attempt. “I wasn’t really looking until I heard the big thump and we got it, ” he said. “I just see (Ross) pick the ball up and he’s coming towards me. I couldn’t do anything but smile. ” Since 2015, the NFL has awarded two points for an extra point returned to the end zone. Before this rule change, a blocked extra point recovered by the defense was a dead ball. This historic play was the ninth extra point returned for a score since the rule change. It had happened once in the 2024 regular season when the Eagles did it against Tampa Bay. Additionally, there have been five 2-point conversion tries returned for two points by the defense during the same period.

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