Because there were two thrown flags in the entire game before that, and they were an offsides and a 12 men on defense penalty. They were calling nothing in the game prior to that call, and there were several missed defensive holding penalties, so it's not like there just weren't any flags being thrown because both sides were playing super clean football.

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Grr.... I thought I had something going for me...

...yup. I'm out of ideas.
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