When it comes to roughing-the-passer penalties, it's become clear through five weeks of NFL season that all passers—and all roughers—will not be treated equally.
Take the Patriots. Considering the national furor over this suddenly ubiquitous penalty, it might surprise you to learn that the league's highest-profile team hasn't been called for roughing the passer all season. It'd be especially surprising if you remember watching Patrick Chung and Trey Flowers do this to Andrew Luck on Thursday:
The Action Network"You can't land with your full body weight on the Quarterback" https://t.co/8QX4Twtn1H
It sure looks like they take Luck to the turf with all their body weight there.