S Adrian Phillips
Aside from Jones, no player was more impactful on a snap-to-snap basis than Phillips. Over 33 defensive plays, he recorded one hurry, a run stuff and allowed one completion on three targets. The throw was a hopeless screen pass on third-and-long that Phillips sniffed out for a two-yard loss.
He often rotated with Jonathan Jones, dashing to the sideline whenever the Pats wanted to deploy their three-corner nickel package as opposed to three safeties. Whenever Phillips took the field, Miami
felt it.