It’s that time of the week when the New England Patriots are reviewing film from the Miami Dolphins, all while moving on to Seattle. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick reviewed film with Scott Zolack on Wednesday, and the coach was able to break down some of the defensive calls that led to key turnovers in the game.
There was one play in particular where new acquisition Adrian Phillips was able to record an interception. The interception stopped a Dolphins drive that was moving downfield, and put momentum back in the hands of the Patriots. It was one of Fitzpatrick’s three interceptions in the game.
On the Philips interception, Belichick gave a fascinating breakdown into how that play unfolded.
“This is a play where, it’s a two-minute drive here, and Miami’s trying to run three guys inside, with a two-man route on the backside. So, Phillips being kinda the inside defender here as a free player kind of takes away the first look with the tight end. When that happens, (Ryan) Fitzpatrick just turns and looks outside to his second option and finally goes outside to third. He sees the outside leverage by the defender and Phillips is able to run pass the inside player right into the passing lane and makes a really good play on the ball.”
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It’s always exciting to hear analysis from the head coach himself. In what was a great day for the defense overall, New England (at least for now) will have their hands full against a good Seattle team.
