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 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday — the first such play in NFL postseason history.
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The play came 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 flew high on the deflection, and Dicker tried to knock it down, but it bounced off his hands. Ross grabbed it and returned it for the score that pushed Houston’s lead to 25-12. The Texans won 32-12 — the first NFL game to end with that final score.
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Houston coach DeMeco Ryans was so upset about his team giving up the long TD that he wasn’t even paying attention to the extra point try.
“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.”
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The NFL began awarding two points for an extra point returned to the end zone in 2015. Before that, a blocked extra point recovered by the defense was a deadball.
It was the ninth extra point returned for a score since the rule change, according to Sportradar. It happened once in the 2024 regular season when the Eagles did it against Tampa Bay on Sept. 29.
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There have also been five 2-point conversion tries returned for two points the other way during that span.
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