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Did this short Eagles punt hit the Skycam wire? Officials couldn't decide

The Philadelphia Eagles caught the first big officiating break of Sunday's NFC championship.

The next one appeared to go in favor of the San Francisco 49ers on a bizarre play where an Eagles punt appeared to hit a Skycam wire.

With 15 seconds left in the first quarter, the Eagles punted from their own 26-yard line. Brett Kern's punt traveled just 34 yards to set the 49ers up in prime field position. Making matters worse for Philadelphia, an illegal use of hands penalty tacked on 10 yards for San Francisco. The punt and the penalty added up to a net of 24 yards that gave San Francisco possession at the 50-yard line.