I just saw the highlight of the punch and I can see how the officials missed it. There was a rugby-like scrum and the punch wasn't really obvious. We're not talking about a Kermit Washington-Rudy Tomjanovich type punch here. It was at the bottom of the pile and a cheap, short arm punch.
The officials were probably looking at the top of the pile and seeing who the two new jumpers would be for the jump ball.
So, it's unfortunate that they missed it, but it's understandable. We all miss certain plays.
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