The league has an odd sense of humor when it comes to creating rules. They always wait until after a major event to install a rule, and somehow the Patriots are always highlighted. Whether it's the Tuck Rule or the "Don't hit a quarterback in the knees!" Rule, the general public tends to connect these with New England.
This, of course, ignores the fact that the Patriots were on the losing side of a tuck rule penalty in the 2001 regular season, against the Jets- yes, the game that launched Tom Brady's career included a Tuck Rule call.