The Pittsburgh Steelers punted with 4:58 left in the game, trailing 21-18. On the punt, a flag was thrown, and while both the Steelers and the Patriots thought the penalty was on LB Jahlani Tavai for jumping offsides, the officials called Steelers LS Christian Kuntz for a false start due to moving his head.
They called this false start. WTF? #Steelers #NFL pic.twitter.com/jsVKL7tVED
— Steelers Depot 7u20e3 (@Steelersdepot) December 8, 2023
Kuntz said after the game the flag was for abrupt head movement, but it didn’t appear as if his head jerked or moved abruptly until after New England jumped offsides.