NFL Exec. Calls Out Referee for Ignoring Penalty From Dak Prescott’s Cowboys Offense NFL exec criticizes missed penalty on rare Raiders onside punt, spotlighting Cowboys' controversial play and offici

The NFL rarely gets through a week without a rules controversy, but this one came from a play most fans have barely seen in their lifetime. A strange onside punt by the Raiders triggered confusion and debate. A mistake by the league’s own admission that should have pushed Dak Prescott’s offense 15 yards backward. Instead, the Cowboys kept the ball, and now the league’s top rules executive is publicly dissecting what went wrong.

The conversation unfolded on NFL GameDay Morning , when NFL Senior Vice President of Officiating Walt Anderson broke down the unusual sequence. The Raiders attempted an onside safety punt, a legal but rare option that allows the kicking team to punt instead of kicking the ball.

However, the real trouble arose just moments later. Several Cowboys