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The Miami Dolphins lost to the Carolina Panthers 31-30 in a Saturday night Preseason contest. While everyone would rather their team win any game in which they play, the wins and losses of the Preseason are not actually a concern. Instead, the Preseason is about getting some repetitions for the starters and getting some playing time - and film time - for the reserves. On Sunday, we took a look at the offensive snap counts for the Dolphins. Today, we take a look at the defense:
Orange highlight indicates starters
| Player | Pos | Defensive Snaps |
% Defensive Snaps |
Special Teams Snaps |
% Special Teams Snaps |
| Tony Lippett | CB | 44 | 54% | 14 | 42% |
| Cedric Thompson | S | 41 | 51% | 15 | 45% |
| Jordan Kovacs | S | 41 | 51% | 8 | 24% |
| Walt Aikens | S | 39 | 48% | ||
| Chris McCain | LB | 37 | 46% | 7 | 21% |
| Terrence Fede | DE | 37 | 46% | 6 | 18% |
| Spencer Paysinger | LB | 35 | 43% | 10 | 30% |
| Michael Thomas | S | 34 | 42% | 7 | 21% |
| Emmanuel Dieke | DE | 34 | 42% | 3 | 9% |
| Will Davis | CB | 32 | 40% | 1 | 3% |
| Zach Vigil | LB | 31 | 38% | 14 | 42% |
| Kelvin Sheppard | LB | 29 | 36% | 1 | 3% |
| Sammy Seamster | CB | 27 | 33% | 12 | 36% |
| Zack Bowman | CB | 26 | 32% | 8 | 24% |
| Mike Hull | LB | 23 | 28% | 17 | 52% |
| A.J. Francis | DT | 22 | 27% | 3 | 9% |
| Cameron Wake | DE | 22 | 27% | ||
| Brice McCain | CB | 22 | 27% | ||
| Ndamukong Suh | DT | 22 | 27% | ||
| Earl Mitchell | DT | 22 | 27% | ||
| Jelani Jenkins | LB | 22 | 27% | ||
| Jeff Luc | LB | 21 | 26% | 13 | 39% |
| Neville Hewitt | LB | 20 | 25% | 14 | 42% |
| Jordan Phillips | DT | 20 | 25% | 4 | 12% |
| Phillip Thomas | S | 19 | 23% | 11 | 33% |
| Deandre Coleman | DT | 19 | 23% | 3 | 9% |
| Bobby McCain | CB | 18 | 22% | 8 | 24% |
| C.J. Mosley | DT | 17 | 21% | ||
| Anthony Johnson | DT | 16 | 20% | 2 | 6% |
| Jamar Taylor | CB | 15 | 19% | 4 | 12% |
| Kendall Montgomery | DE | 15 | 19% | 2 | 6% |
| Ray Drew | DE | 13 | 16% | 2 | 6% |
| Calvin Barnett | DT | 13 | 16% | 2 | 6% |
| Reshad Jones | S | 7 | 9% | ||
| James Davidson | LB | 3 | 4% | 8 | 24% |
Special Teams:
| Player | Pos | Special Teams Snaps |
% Special Teams Snaps |
| John Denney | LS | 9 | 27% |
| Caleb Sturgis | K | 6 | 18% |
| Brandon Fields | P | 5 | 15% |
| Andrew Franks | K | 4 | 12% |
| Matt Darr | P | 4 | 12% |