The roughing-the-passer penalty continues to dog Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews, who was flagged for a violation in a controversial Sunday in the Packers' 31-17 loss at the Washington Redskins.
Last week, a key roughing-the-passer penalty on Matthews was attributed to him lifting Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins and driving him into the ground. This week, Matthews was called for another such violation because he landed on Washington quarterback Alex Smith "with all or most of the defender's weight," the NFL office explained on Twitter.