A look at the snaps played by Patriots defenders in the team’s 20-10 win over the Panthers (as charted in the press box, small margin for error):

OLB/DE Tully Banta-Cain – 58 of 58
ILB Jerod Mayo – 58 of 58
S Brandon Meriweather – 58 of 58
DL Jarvis Green – 50 of 58
CB Leigh Bodden – 49 of 58
S James Sanders – 45 of 58
ILB Gary Guyton – 36 of 58
DE Ty Warren – 34 of 58
CB Jonathan Wilhite – 30 of 58
CB Shawn Springs – 28 of 58
CB Darius Butler – 28 of 58
OLB Pierre Woods – 26 of 58
DL Mike Wright – 25 of 58
ILB Junior Seau – 22 of 58
NT Vince Wilfork – 21 of 58
NT Titus Adams – 18 of 58
OLB/DE Rob Ninkovich – 17 of 58
DE Derrick Burgess – 15 of 58
S Brandon McGowan – 11 of 58
S Pat Chung – 9 of 58

(Snaps includes one offensive holding penalty and one neutral zone infraction that technically are not plays.)

ANALYSIS: Eight defensive backs were part of a rotation, with the most noticeable change coming at safety with Sanders replacing McGowan, whose playtime has been reduced significantly the last two weeks. Sanders brings a calming, communicative presence to the back end. … Springs, who started at left corner, came off the field in sub packages and also was spelled by Wilhite at times in base packages. … At strongside inside linebacker, Seau rotated with Guyton in the base defense, with Guyton playing in sub packages. … Banta-Cain and Woods started at outside linebacker, with Ninkovich the third man in. … Ninkovich, Banta-Cain and Burgess were the edge rushers in sub packages. … In a bit of a surprise, Adams was the backup nose over the more experienced Wright, who played backup left end and was an interior sub rusher. … Elsewhere up front, Green saw extended time as he started at right end and stayed on the field in sub packages as an interior rusher.