A strange call on a punt- HELP!

[Neil McElroy]

No one, and I mean no one did anything, other than the punter who stood there with the ball in his hands. He almost took a knee, turned to hand the ball to the official who just stood and looked at him. Clock continued to run because there was no whistle. Punter looked around and took off up field. No one laid a hand on him until he had run about 25 yards, then his blockers woke up as did the defense still on the field (some had begun to leave the field). I was at this playoff game just to watch football - I didn't care who won. The dads in the stands spent the rest of the game trying to figure out the call. They were hot because the other team scored on the next play. All the dads decided they got screwed by the officials, but I guess the dads were wrong and the officials were right!