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Jared Verse taunted Falcons sideline as he ran back a blocked field goal for TD

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Renzo Pocholo Salao | Last updated Dec 29, 2025 11:19 PM ET

Los Angeles Rams linebacker Jared Verse carved out some time to showboat on his way to a game-changing touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons.

Verse broke through the Falcons’ O-line for a clean block on Zane Gonzalez’s 37-yard field goal attempt. The Rams star picked the ball up cleanly and ran it all the way back for a touchdown.

Verse took his sweet time doing it. He slowed down a bit to flash a peace sign toward the Falcons’ sideline at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.

JARED VERSE FG BLOCK HOUSE CALL!

@ESPNNFL | #RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/PGE70wqZth
— x – Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) December 30, 2025

Here’s another angle showing Verse put up the deuces on his 73-yard touchdown return.

Jared Verse is a menace. pic.twitter.com/1S8A2b1qIF
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 30, 2025

Verse’s feat was definitely worthy of celebration. He became the first Rams player in nearly 40 years to return a blocked punt for a field goal. LeRoy Irvin was the last player to do it during a Week 2 contest in 1986 — a 640-game gap between the two plays.

The touchdown also chopped down the Falcons’ lead to 24-17 after the Rams trailed 21-0 at halftime. Matthew Stafford and the Rams got the meme treatment through two quarters, but turned things around late to make the “Monday Night Football” matchup competitive.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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