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The 49ers tried a fake punt with 23 seconds left, angered everyone

Published Jan. 12, 2014 5:17 p.m. ET

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The San Francisco 49ers were leading the Panthers 23-10 with 23 seconds left in the game Sunday when they attempted ... a fake punt?

Yes, that really happened.

So far, no one on either team has commented on the play, so we're not sure how the Panthers feel about it. People on Twitter, however, weren't laughing about Jim Harbaugh's team's decision to try a fake punt when the game was all but over. They weren't happy at all.

What are your thoughts on the decision? Classless? Give Harbaugh a slide? We're guessing Harbaugh doesn't care what anyone else thinks.

Calling a fake punt in that situation is pretty, um, not-classy. #49ers #Panthers
— Adrian Garro (@adriangarro) January 12, 2014

Disrespectful from the 49ers to try and fake a punt with the win locked in and 20sec left in the game. #noclass
— Tim Phillips (@timphil1) January 12, 2014