The Patriots have been flagged for 17 accepted penalties through two games. Only three teams have had more accepted penalties, the Chargers (21), Cardinals (19) and Jets (18).
The Patriots are tied with the Bengals, Packers and Buccaneers with the 17 accepted penalties.
A weekly look at the Patriots' penalty leaders, and the breakdown of infractions:
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Mike Reiss first started covering the Patriots in 1997 with the team's official newspaper, Patriots Football Weekly, before moving on to the MetroWest Daily News in his hometown of Framingham. From 2005 to 2009, he covered the Patriots for The Boston Globe, while also writing on the NFL. He started his popular Patriots blog in 2004. Send any questions or comments for Mike to his mailbag. Follow him on Twitter here.