A look at the final Patriots tackle leaderboard (based on coaches tabulations):
Defense
LB Jerod Mayo -- 103 (67 solo/36 assisted)
CB Devin McCourty -- 94 (71/23)
CB Kyle Arrington -- 83 (56/27)
DL Vince Wilfork -- 74 (45/29)
S James Ihedigbo -- 72 (50/22)
S Patrick Chung -- 67 (39/28)
OLB Rob Ninkovich – 62 (46/16)
DE Andre Carter -- 59 (37/22)
DL Kyle Love -- 55 (30/25)
LB Brandon Spikes -- 51 (36/15)
LB Gary Guyton -- 46 (33/13)
Special teams
WR Matthew Slater -- 17 (13/4)
LB Tracy White -- 14 (11/3)
CB Antwuan Molden – 11 (8/3)
CB Kyle Arrington -- 10 (7/3)
S Sergio Brown -- 9 (6/3)
LB Niko Koutouvides -- 9 (7/2)
LB Jeff Tarpinian -- 8 (5/3)
LS Danny Aiken -- 6 (4/2)
NOTES: Andre Carter and Mark Anderson finished with 10 sacks apiece, marking the first time since 1985 the Patriots have had two players with 10 or more sacks in the same season. ... Rob Ninkovich finished third on the team with 6.5 sacks. ... Kyle Arrington led the team with 13 passes defended, followed by Devin McCourty's 12.
Defense
LB Jerod Mayo -- 103 (67 solo/36 assisted)
CB Devin McCourty -- 94 (71/23)
CB Kyle Arrington -- 83 (56/27)
DL Vince Wilfork -- 74 (45/29)
S James Ihedigbo -- 72 (50/22)
S Patrick Chung -- 67 (39/28)
OLB Rob Ninkovich – 62 (46/16)
DE Andre Carter -- 59 (37/22)
DL Kyle Love -- 55 (30/25)
LB Brandon Spikes -- 51 (36/15)
LB Gary Guyton -- 46 (33/13)
Special teams
WR Matthew Slater -- 17 (13/4)
LB Tracy White -- 14 (11/3)
CB Antwuan Molden – 11 (8/3)
CB Kyle Arrington -- 10 (7/3)
S Sergio Brown -- 9 (6/3)
LB Niko Koutouvides -- 9 (7/2)
LB Jeff Tarpinian -- 8 (5/3)
LS Danny Aiken -- 6 (4/2)
NOTES: Andre Carter and Mark Anderson finished with 10 sacks apiece, marking the first time since 1985 the Patriots have had two players with 10 or more sacks in the same season. ... Rob Ninkovich finished third on the team with 6.5 sacks. ... Kyle Arrington led the team with 13 passes defended, followed by Devin McCourty's 12.
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