Seahawks at Dolphins Defensive Snap Counts

The Miami Dolphins snapped their three game losing streak with a 24-21 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. While the focus of the highlights and the stories about the game have all looked at Ryan Tannehill's performance in the fourth quarter, the defense was impressive for the entire game. Players like Paul Soliai simply dominated the Seahawks offensive line, and kept the team in the game until Tannehill could will the offense into scoring position.

After looking at the offensive snap counts earlier today, it's time to take a look at the defense.

The Dolphins were on defense for 57 snaps Sunday. Here's the breakdown, by position group:

Thoughts: No real thoughts on the playing time. Seems about right across the board. Soliai was clearly the man this week, clogging up the middle of the field all day, and forcing Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch to try to bounce outside, where the rest of the Miami defense was waiting.

Thoughts: Like the defensive line, nothing really surprising. Misi played more snaps than he normally does, but other than that, it was fairly unremarkable in terms of playing time.

Thoughts: Both safeties had to miss a couple of plays, with Clemons actually going out for a few plays with cramps. Wilson moved back into the safety spot to fill in whenever one of the two were out of the game.

[Picture Credits: Randy Starks picture courtesy Steve Mitchell - US PRESSWIRE 11/25/12; Kevin Burnett picture courtesy Robert Mayer - US PRESSWIRE 11/25/12; Sean Smith picture courtesy Robert Mayer - US PRESSWIRE 11/25/12; Chris Clemons picture courtesy Robert Mayer - US PRESSWIRE 11/25/12]