Pollard proved to be more effective and successful for the following season, recording 98 tackles, two sacks and an interception in 13 starts. Despite missing the last three weeks due to a chest injury sustained against the Washington Redskins, Pollard ended the regular season as the team's leading tackler. He would return for the postseason, forcing a key fumble against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game and then winning his first Super Bowl ring with the team. He revealed after the season that he had been playing with a rib injury for nearly the entire season, as he sustained the injury during the Week 2 meeting against the Philadelphia Eagles.