The NFL Thread 2015: Denver Broncos win Super Bowl 50

[noname2200]

Mendicate Bias said:

noname2200 said:

I'm fairly sure the refs knew it was a penalty at the time. I can only hazard that they didn't throw the flag because they figured the batting was meaningless to the outcome. I can't really recall them penalizing a punter for batting it out of his own end zone, for example.

They do penalize them for that, its called a safety

A safety isn't a penalty anymore than a touchdown is, unless you're a Browns fan watching the game, in which case the punishment fits the crime.