Heading into the Wild Card round matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Miami Dolphins are working through a long list of defensive injuries.
While the defense was playing excellent football when healthy, it’s been getting thinner and thinner during the season’s home stretch. Miami defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has adjusted on the fly — and the biggest way he has done so is by blitzing more often.
Traditionally, Fangio will trust two-high coverage shells, aggressive zone coverage and a four-man rush to defend passing attacks. But in each of the last two games, the Dolphins have sent five or more players on at least 40% of their opponents’ dropbacks.