Carlos Rogers Essentially said that they were trying to knockout our players

Here is the rule...the post was about the intent to knock a player out not whether the Whitner hit was legal.
We had columnn evidently the kept track of knockout shots.

BTW Whitners hit was illegal IMO...but lets not go there here is the rule that I think wasn't enforced.

15 Yard Penalties

Chop block.
Clipping below the waist.
Fair catch interference.
Illegal crackback block by offense.
Piling on (automatic first down).
Roughing the kicker (automatic first down).
Roughing the passer (automatic first down).
Twisting, turning, or pulling an opponent by the facemask.
Unnecessary roughness.
Unsportsmanlike conduct.
Delay of game at start of either half.
Illegal low block.
****A tackler using his helmet to butt, spear, or ram an opponent.****