Defensive look

From time to time, we'll take a look at the snaps played by defensive players. The following was the breakdown from the Patriots' win over the Jets:

S Rodney Harrison -- 65 of 65 snaps
CB Ellis Hobbs -- 65 of 65
CB Asante Samuel -- 65 of 65
OLB Adalius Thomas -- 65 of 65
S Eugene Wilson -- 65 of 65
ILB Junior Seau -- 64 of 65
OLB Mike Vrabel -- 63 of 65
DE Ty Warren -- 48 of 65
DE Jarvis Green -- 43 of 65
NT Vince Wilfork -- 43 of 65
CB/S Randall Gay -- 42 of 65
DE Richard Seymour -- 42 of 65
ILB Tedy Bruschi -- 25 of 65
S Brandon Meriweather -- 10 of 65
DE Le Kevin Smith -- 7 of 65
ILB Eric Alexander -- 2 of 65
OLB Pierre Woods -- 1 of 65
WR/S Randy Moss -- 1 of 65

(When Randy Moss came onto the field at the end of the game to defend a potential Hail Mary pass, the TV camera angle did not show who was replaced. The assumption is that it was Mike Vrabel as he wasn't in the shot. Three plays in which penalties were called -- two holding calls against Anthony Clement and one pass interference against Eugene Wilson -- are included.)

ANALYSIS: ILB Junior Seau's effort stands out. The only time we didn't spot him on the field was for one play on the Jets' third drive, on a second-and-7 situation in which the Patriots were in their nickel defense, with Tedy Bruschi staying on at LB. Overall, Seau played on early downs and stayed on in both the nickel and dime packages and had arguably his best game as a Patriot (9 tackles, 2 sacks). ... In the nickel, Bruschi would come off the field in place of Randall Gay as the extra defensive back. ... Brandon Meriweather was the dime back and all of his snaps came on the last two series. ... Pierre Woods' one play at OLB came when Mike Vrabel missed one snap at the end of the second quarter. ... Le Kevin Smith rotated in at left end for Ty Warren on two series. ... Eric Alexander was on for two plays on the second to last Jets drive.