Clunking when vehicle is put into neutral

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2020ExpyPlatinum

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I am a new owner to a 2020 expedition max platinum 4x4 and I have a question regarding an issue I inadvertently had while on vacation.

What ended up happening is I grabbed the wrong knob and instead of switching driving modes I ended up putting the vehicle into neutral.

I pushed the gas and the RPM obviously went up with no power followed by some driveline knocking.

My question is why would there be any sort of driveline knocking / jerking when the vehicle is put into neutral? Shouldn't the RPM just increase with no additional jerking / knocking noises?

It almost acted like it was halfway in between gears even knowing the vehicle was in neutral?
 
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