Patriots Take 2: Tom Brady shredded Wade Phillips blitz in shootout – Going Deep – Boston.com

Good stuff as always from Frenz (we’ll be back with a podcast tomorrow)…

Despite all their changes and injuries on defense, the Patriots have used 186 unique lineup combinations on defense, which is actually the 11th-fewest in the NFL. However, they’ve fielded 11 different starting units on defense, tied with the Chicago Bears and San Diego Chargers for the second-most different combinations.