The New England Patriots defense is entering its Week 10 bye off a dominant performance against the Indianapolis Colts. The unit surrendered just three points all day, notched a franchise record-tying nine sacks, and limited its opponent to just 2.0 yards per play.
The performance was so lopsided that it contributed to the Colts firing their head coach not even 24 hours later. Needless to say, the Patriots defense has a lot to feel good about — and its approach heading into the bye is a reflection of that.
Safety Adrian Phillips, after all, pointed out that the team would not be trying to “reinvent the wheel” over the coming days but rather focus on what did or did not work.