Akiem Hicks hits Matt Ryan in the head

New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Akiem Hicks sacked Matt Ryan in the second quarter of Thursday Night Football, or more aptly -- he mauled him.

This was not called as a penalty, despite being awfully familar to the hit that extended the Saints drive in Week 11 and allowed them to win.

Apparently a high hit is extremely subjective now. It will be interesting to see if Hicks hears from the league office.

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