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Not everybody had a sense of humor Sunday afternoon in the RCA Dome.

While Colts safety Bob Sanders and San Diego place-kicker Nate Kaeding were having a grand ol' time renewing a friendship that began when the two were teammates at the University of Iowa, the officiating crew decided the AFC divisional game wasn't the appropriate occasion.
Sanders received a personal foul for taunting after Kaeding's 48-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter bounced off the right upright.
Sanders jumped on Kaeding's back, patted his helmet and said a few sweet somethings.
"They're going to call that every time," coach Tony Dungy said. "It's something you can't do."
"I shouldn't have done it," Sanders agreed. "It was just a reaction."
Instead of taking possession at their 38 with 1 minute, 46 seconds remaining in the half, the Colts were pushed back to the 24. The drive ended when the Chargers intercepted a Peyton Manning pass.
Kaeding took no offense to Sanders' actions. In fact, he started the byplay after hitting an extra point after San Diego's first score. Sanders is one of the Colts' outside rushers against placement kicks.
"I grabbed him, smiling," Kaeding said. "We were all smiling."
The smiling ended when an official flagged Sanders after the miss.
"It was just a case of a referee not knowing what the real deal was," Kaeding said. "I couldn't go up to the ref and be like, 'We're just buddies' after he already threw the flag."

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