Danny Amendola was flagged for a personal foul midway through the second quarter of Saturday’s divisional playoff for an illegal, helmet-to-helmet hit. It will get a little publicity, but not nearly as much as last week’s Cincinnati Bengals’ dirtiness, even though Amendola’s knock was every bit as dirty as Vontaze Burfict’s hit from the wild-card round that got him suspended for the first three weeks of the 2016 season.

The hit occurred as Kansas City’s Jamell Fleming was trying to down a Dustin Colquitt punt inside the five-yard line. Amendola, who was back deep to return the punt but stepped up to let it bounce, turned around, saw Fleming trying to down the ball and, in an attempt to prevent him from doing so, took a running start before launching himself into Fleming’s helmet.

Danny Amendola personal foul on this hit. pic.twitter.com/Oa6yMW5jQ4 — MarcusD (@_MarcusD_) January 16, 2016

The hit was equally dirty as Burfict’s, but we won’t hear about it for these four reasons.

1. Burfict’s wasn’t just dirty, it was stupid, as it helped turn an almost-certain Bengals win into a loss because it started a process that led to 30 yards of penalties with 22 seconds remaining while Pittsburgh was driving for the game-winning score. Amendola’s took place in the second quarter of the game and was essentially a one-and-a-half-yard penalty, as the ball would have been on the four, so the penalty was assessed as half the distance to the goal line.

2. Fleming appeared to be okay as he walked off the field, while Antonio Brown suffered a concussion and will miss Sunday’s playoff game against the Denver Broncos.

3. The Patriots are not perceived as dirty — on the field, at least.

4. Amendola won’t get suspended even though he should. I mean, Burfict’s hit was more high profile and was the culmination of 60 minutes of football chaos, impotently officiated by refs who could never gain control. He didn’t lower his shoulder like Amendola did, but he still launched with his helmet and got opponent helmet. A three-game suspension would be too much but a one-gamer would be entirely fair.