Giants hosed by referees missing Steelers penalty on back-breaking punt return touchdown

There are a bunch of self-inflicted reasons the Giants lost to the Steelers Monday night, but they also appear to have been on the wrong side of a missed call.

Pittsburgh’s go-ahead punt return touchdown in the third quarter of the Giants’ 26-18 loss Monday night could have been called off because there was enough kicker interference to warrant a penalty, according to ESPN’s NFL rules analyst Russell Yurk.

“There’s definitely contact to the lower part of [punter Matt Haack’s] leg and the plant leg— and it’s probably enough to call a foul,” Yurk said during the game broadcast.

Referees did not throw a flag on this play.
Referees did not throw a flag on this play.@awfulannouncing/X
There was clear contact that could have negated the touchdown.
There was clear contact that could have negated the touchdown.
The touchdown, the first either team scored in the game, gave Pittsburgh a 16-9 lead with 4:38 remaining in the third quarter and helped break open what had been a тιԍнт game.

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