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Ravens lead NFL with four roughing penalties

By Mike Reiss

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

In taking a closer look at the NFL's roughing the passer rule, ESPN's Stats & Analysis team came up with this stat: Of the 22 roughing-the-passer penalties called through four weeks of the season, six have been in games involving the Patriots (3 against New England, 3 for New England). Because of that high percentage, and the implementation of a new rule in 2009 that some call the "Tom Brady Rule", the Patriots are a central part of the roughing-the-passer discussion sparked in part by Ray Lew ...

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