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Penalty watch: Numbers are down

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Rookie Nate Solder is third on the team with five penalties this season.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- For the second week in a row, the Patriots were flagged for just three accepted penalties. They had three others that were either declined or offset by a penalty by the Eagles.

The accepted penalties were on OL Donald Thomas (false start on extra point), CB Phillip Adams (illegal contact) and OL Brian Waters (holding).

The declined/offsetting penalties were on OL Nate Solder (clipping), Waters (holding) and cornerback Kyle Arrington (pass interference).

As for drawn holding penalties, the Patriots had four in the game, an impressive total. DL Gerard Warren picked up his second of the season (on Evan Mathis) with a strong rush on a Rob Ninkovich sack, WR Matthew Slater got his first (on Nate Allen on a punt rush), DL Vince Wilfork got his second (on Danny Watkins), and DE Mark Anderson picked up his first (on Todd Herremans).

A look at the updated penalty watch:

Totals

Logan Mankins -- 8

Rob Gronkowski -- 6

Nate Solder -- 5

Tom Brady -- 4

Patrick Chung -- 4

Brian Waters -- 4

Kyle Arrington -- 3

Leigh Bodden -- 3

Sergio Brown -- 3

Matt Light -- 3

Deion Branch -- 2

Dane Fletcher -- 2

Chad Ochocinco -- 2

Devin McCourty -- 2

Brandon Spikes -- 2

Wes Welker -- 2

Vince Wilfork -- 2

Phillip Adams -- 1

Mark Anderson -- 1

Andre Carter -- 1

Dan Connolly -- 1

Jermaine Cunningham -- 1

Ras-I Dowling -- 1

Kevin Faulk -- 1

BenJarvus Green-Ellis -- 1

Dan Gronkowski -- 1

Aaron Hernandez -- 1

James Ihedigbo -- 1

Kyle Love -- 1

Sterling Moore -- 1

Rob Ninkovich -- 1

Donald Thomas -- 1

Sebastian Vollmer -- 1

TEAM -- 6

Penalties

False start -- 17

Offensive holding -- 12

Defensive pass interference -- 7

Illegal block above waist -- 4

12-men on the field (illegal substitution) -- 4

Unnecessary roughness -- 4

Illegal contact -- 3

Roughing the passer -- 3

Special teams holding -- 3

Unsportsmanlike conduct -- 3

Defensive holding -- 2

Delay of game -- 2

Face mask -- 2

Intentional grounding -- 2

Offside (defense) -- 2

Chop block -- 1

Clipping -- 1

Encroachment -- 1

Illegal formation -- 1

Illegal motion -- 1

Illegal onside kick -- 1

Illegal shift -- 1

Illegal touching of a pass -- 1

Illegal use of hands -- 1

Offside (special teams) -- 1

Drawn holding penalties

Wes Welker -- 4

Albert Haynesworth -- 3

Rob Ninkovich -- 2

Gerard Warren -- 2

Vince Wilfork -- 2

Kyle Arrington -- 1

Mark Anderson -- 1

Andre Carter -- 1

Brandon Deaderick -- 1

Julian Edelman -- 1

Dane Fletcher -- 1

Aaron Hernandez -- 1

Jerod Mayo -- 1

Matthew Slater -- 1

TEAM - 2*

* Special teams holding against the Jets' Patrick Turner was inconclusive on TV replay; Holding penalty on Chiefs safety Donald Washington was not shown on TV copy.

(Includes offsetting, declined and superseded penalties.)