For the second straight week, officials gifted Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan a terrible roughing the pa ser penalty, this time in the NFL London Carlos Hyde Jersey game vs. the Jets.The roughing penalty was called against New York linebacker Quincy Williams on Atlanta's first drive of the day, at the 12:55 mark. Williams made a good move to get upfield, hitting Ryan as he let the ball go and forcing an incomplete pa s.Roughing the pa ser?Or no? Lawrence Owen (@Colts_Law) MORE: Here's another angle of the hit:Theres no way that shoulda been a roughing the pa ser. Daniel Fitzgerald (@nflpicksfitz) There's not much else Williams could Dontae Johnson Jersey have done to avoid the penalty, except perhaps pull up at the last second: It was a form tackle to Ryan's midsection, with his head to the outside. It's po sible officials took exception to Williams driving his shoulder into Ryan on the ground, but replay seems to suggest that was nothing Dustin Colquitt Jersey more than the finishing touch on what was a form tackle.MORE: Unfortunately for the Jets, the play occurred on third-and-9, giving the Falcons a fresh set of downs at the Jets 49. Atlanta would go on to score a field Patrick Mahomes Jersey goal to take an early 3-0 lead.Officials had a similarly egregious call in Week 4 in favor of the Falcons in Week 4, calling Chase Young for roughing after he shoved Ryan, even though he still had the ball. Like in Sunday's game, it helped the Falcons go down and score.This was called roughing the pa ser on Chase Young The Sporting News (@sportingnews) It's understandable the NFL wants to protect its biggest a sets from undue harm, hence the numerous roughing the pa ser penalties. But if Quincy's hit on Ryan fits that criteria, then Bashaud Breeland Jersey the league is protecting its quarterbacks at the expense of its overall product.