2000-04: (with Miami) Under Brooks as Miami’s DL coach, the Dolphins’ defense recorded at least 44 sacks three times and averaged nearly three sacks a game over a four-year span…The Dolphins finished in the top five in run defense two years straight (2002-03).
2004: DL recorded 28 of 36 sacks…Ranked second in NFL passing defense (162 ypg) and tied for second in the NFL in points allowed per game…Miami executed the second-most three-and-out series (58) in the league.
2003: Pro Bowl DE Adewale Ogunleye’s 15 sacks and Jason Taylor’s 13 gave Miami the top sack tandem in the NFL…The defense allowed a run average of only 90.8 ypg.
2002: Miami was second in the AFC and tied for fourth in the NFL with 47 sacks, third-highest total in club history…The DL accounted for for 41.5, including 18.5 by Taylor and 9.5 by Ogunleye, making them the most productive sack tandem in the NFL…Taylor’s total led the league and tied a franchise single-season record…Dolphins tied for fifth in the NFL in run defense (97.1 ypg).
2000: DEs Trace Armstrong and Taylor combined for 31 sacks, ranking the duo first in Dolphins history and first in the NFL