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Sunday s Dolphins-Patriots tilt features a pair of the league s best cornerbacks and most prominent ball hawks. Last season, Stephon Gilmore won NFL Defensive Player of the Year, breaking a 10-year drought for defensive backs and that honor. Gilmore racked up six interceptions, 20 passes defensed and allowed opposing quarterbacks to complete just 49.0 percent of their passes when targeting him in coverage.
With three games to play, Howard is allowing a completion rate of 49.3 percent with nine interceptions and 17 passes defensed (on pace for 21).
It had been a decade since Troy Polamalu won DPOY in 2010, but he did something Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard has a shot of replicating in 2020 – making it back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year wins for defensive backs. Charles Woodson won the award in 2009 with a remarkable 13 takeaways produced (nine interceptions, four forced fumbles). Howard could realistically still hit that mark, but he s already topped