OLB · Miami Dolphins vs Kansas City Chiefs · 57 graded snaps
Solid
Brooks anchored Miami's front with aggressive downhill run defense and a dominant blitz sack, but frequent vulnerabilities against play-action kept his overall grade in check.
Run defense8227Coverage5624Special teams605Pass rush781
The full breakdown
Brooks earned a solid 73.1 grade primarily powered by an outstanding day in run defense (82 facet grade), where he consistently scraped through traffic and delivered a massive fourth-and-one goal-line stop (Q2 6:15). He also provided an elite highlight on his lone pass rush rep (Q2 14:14), bulldozing through pass protection for an emphatic sack. However, his day was hindered by a 56 coverage grade, as he was repeatedly manipulated by play-action fakes, surrendering chunk gains to Travis Kelce (Q1 14:55) and Noah Gray (Q4 13:47).
Strengths
Downhill gap shooting
Lateral scraping in run defense
Interior blitz power
Weaknesses
Biting on play-action fakes
Zone depth in coverage
Plays that moved the grade
+2Q2 14:14, 3rd & 2Timed an A-gap blitz, ran through Kenneth Walker III in pass protection, and sacked Patrick Mahomes for a 10-yard loss.
+1.5Q2 06:15, 4th & 1Shot downhill into the A-gap instantly to stuff Kenneth Walker III at the line of scrimmage for a turnover on downs.
-1Q1 14:55, 1st & 10Hesitated on run-action and failed to sink to proper hook/curl depth, allowing a 48-yard completion to Travis Kelce.
Every graded snap · 26 wins or losses, 31 routine
-1Q1 14:55 · 1 & 10 · CoverageHesitates on the run action and fails to achieve enough depth to disrupt Kelce's crossing angle.
+0.8Q1 14:10 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseRecognizes the screen pass instantly, triggers downhill, and makes the tackle after a 5-yard gain.
-0.5Q1 12:57 · 3 & 1 · Run defenseOverpursues heavily to the offensive right side, leaving him out of position to rally back on the cutback.
+0.5Q1 03:27 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseScrapes laterally through traffic and converges alongside Rodriguez to wrap up Walker.
+1Q1 01:20 · 2 & 4 · Run defenseDiagnoses the run instantaneously, fills the frontside B-gap with velocity, and wraps up Walker for a short 3-yard stop.
+0.5Q2 15:00 · 2 & 6 · CoverageReads Mahomes' eyes quickly, rallies downhill instantly on the catch, and assists in wrapping up Rice to limit YAC.
+2Q2 14:14 · 3 & 2 · Pass rushTimes the blitz perfectly through the middle, completely runs over RB Kenneth Walker III, and wraps up Patrick Mahomes for a dominant 10-yard sack.
+1Q2 13:49 · 1 & 4 · Run defenseDiagnoses the stretch instantly, scrapes over the top cleanly, and combines on the tackle for a loss of 1 yard.
-0.5Q2 13:02 · 2 & 5 · CoverageDrops into coverage with eyes on Mahomes, reacting late to the shallow target crossing his face into the end zone.
-0.5Q2 09:22 · 1 & 10 · CoverageSteps heavily toward the run fake, leaving the intermediate crosser vacated behind him.
+0.5Q2 06:58 · 3 & 1 · Run defenseQuickly flows inside to rally to the football and join the tackle pile.
+1.5Q2 06:15 · 4 & 1 · Run defenseReads run immediately, triggers downhill into the A-gap, and meets Walker at the line of scrimmage for the critical stop on 4th down.
-0.8Q2 03:10 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseFails to establish outside leverage against Kelce's block, getting widened and allowing Walker to turn the corner cleanly.
+1Q3 10:01 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseReads the stretch quickly, beats the block on the perimeter, and makes the primary tackle on Walker near the line of scrimmage.
+0.5Q3 09:01 · 2 & 7 · Run defenseFlowed quickly to the ball in tandem with Rodriguez, arriving as clean-up support on the tackle for loss.
+0.5Q3 03:11 · 1 & 10 · CoverageDrops into hook zone quickly and squeezes throwing lane towards the crosser.
+0.5Q3 02:21 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseScrapes over the top of interior traffic and makes a solid form tackle on Walker after an 8-yard gain.
+0.8Q3 01:45 · 2 & 2 · Run defenseFills downhill aggressively into the running lane and makes a solid form tackle on Johnson to prevent extra yardage.
-0.5Q4 15:00 · 1 & 10 · CoverageBites forward on the Walker mesh fake, opening the window behind him for Royals' crossing route.
-0.5Q4 14:20 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseTakes a wide scrape angle and cannot bring down Walker at the second level, ending up diving and missing.
-0.5Q4 13:47 · 1 & 10 · CoverageBites hard on the initial run fake and then overpursues the bootleg right, leaving the backside completely vacated.
+0.5Q4 13:09 · 1 & 8 · Run defenseFlows cleanly laterally with the toss action to provide cutback support.
+0.5Q4 12:17 · 3 & 14 · CoverageDisciplined underneath drop that discourages Mahomes from throwing across the middle, then closes downhill.
+0.5Q4 04:30 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseFlows cleanly over the top to assist at the tackle point on Walker.
+0.5Q4 01:54 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseFast-flows to the interior pile and assists Jacob Rodriguez in finishing the stop.
+0.5Q4 01:42 · 3 & 10 · Run defenseReads the run quickly, shoots through the second-level trash, and assists on the stop for a modest gain.