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The Film Room: How Wade Phillips Defenses Frustrate Tom Brady

It’s been two decades of dominance now and still nobody has figured out how to rattle Tom Brady.

Well...almost nobody.

There have been the occasional defensive coordinator or two that managed to slow down the greatest quarterback of all time, but their successes have been few and far in between. Former Texans DC (and current Rams DC) Wade Phillips, however, does happen to be one of those rare success stories. During Wade’s tenure in Denver a few years ago he strung together multiple great performances against the vaunted Patriots offense, including one that sent his squad to the Super Bowl in 2015.