"In this week's edition of "The NFL System of Fines is Absurd," we bring you this:

The Patriots' Kevin Faulk and Patrick Chung were each fined $7500 for misdeeds in the game against the Steelers - Faulk drew his fine for a chop block, and Chung for a facemask penalty. Both standard.

However, Pittsburgh S Troy Polamalu - who tackled Wes Welker to the ground by his head and twisted his helmet nearly 90 degrees and injured Welker's neck to the point where he missed one day of practice this week and was limited for the other two - was not fined."