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Brian Simmons
LB · CIN/NO · 1999–2007
Born June 21, 1975 · College North Carolina · Drafted 1998, round 1, pick 17 (CIN) · 6-3, 244 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
| 1999 | CIN | 16 | 114 | 3.0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2000 | CIN | 1 | 9 | 1.0 | – | – | 0 | – | 1 |
| 2001 | CIN | 16 | 84 | 6.5 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| 2002 | CIN | 16 | 86 | 3.0 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 2003 | CIN | 16 | 103 | 2.0 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| 2004 | CIN | 15 | 107 | 1.0 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 |
| 2005 | CIN | 16 | 84 | 4.0 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 |
| 2005 playoffs | CIN | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2006 | CIN | 10 | 61 | 0.0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 |
| 2007 | NO | 10 | 27 | 1.0 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| Career | NO | 116 | 675 | 21.5 | 16 | 40 | 10 | 38 | 12 |
Game logs
2007 game log (10 games)
2007 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2007-09-06 | @ IND | L 10–41 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2007-10-07 | vs CAR | L 13–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2007-10-14 | @ SEA | W 28–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2007-10-28 | @ SF | W 31–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2007-11-04 | vs JAX | W 41–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2007-11-11 | vs LA | L 29–37 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2007-11-18 | @ HOU | L 10–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2007-12-02 | vs TB | L 23–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2007-12-10 | @ ATL | W 34–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2007-12-16 | vs ARI | W 31–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 game log (10 games)
2006 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2006-09-10 | @ KC | W 23–10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2006-09-17 | vs CLE | W 34–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2006-09-24 | @ PIT | W 28–20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2006-10-01 | vs NE | L 13–38 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2006-10-29 | vs ATL | L 27–29 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2006-11-30 | vs BAL | W 13–7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2006-12-10 | vs LV | W 27–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 2006-12-18 | @ IND | L 16–34 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2006-12-24 | @ DEN | L 23–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2006-12-31 | vs PIT | L 17–23 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 game log (17 games)
2005 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2005-09-11 | @ CLE | W 27–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2005-09-18 | vs MIN | W 37–8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2005-09-25 | @ CHI | W 24–7 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2005-10-02 | vs HOU | W 16–10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2005-10-09 | @ JAX | L 20–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2005-10-16 | @ TEN | W 31–23 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2005-10-23 | vs PIT | L 13–27 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2005-10-30 | vs GB | W 21–14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2005-11-06 | @ BAL | W 21–9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 2005-11-20 | vs IND | L 37–45 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2005-11-27 | vs BAL | W 42–29 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2005-12-04 | @ PIT | W 38–31 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 2005-12-11 | vs CLE | W 23–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2005-12-18 | @ DET | W 41–17 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2005-12-24 | vs BUF | L 27–37 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2006-01-01 | @ KC | L 3–37 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P18 | 2006-01-08 | vs PIT | L 17–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 game log (15 games)
2004 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 2 | 2004-09-19 | vs MIA | W 16–13 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2004-09-26 | vs BAL | L 9–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2004-10-03 | @ PIT | L 17–28 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2004-10-17 | @ CLE | L 17–34 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2004-10-25 | vs DEN | W 23–10 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2004-10-31 | @ TEN | L 20–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2004-11-07 | vs DAL | W 26–3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2004-11-14 | @ WAS | W 17–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 2004-11-21 | vs PIT | L 14–19 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2004-11-28 | vs CLE | W 58–48 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2004-12-05 | @ BAL | W 27–26 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2004-12-12 | @ NE | L 28–35 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2004-12-19 | vs BUF | L 17–33 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2004-12-26 | vs NYG | W 23–22 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2005-01-02 | @ PHI | W 38–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 game log (16 games)
2003 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2003-09-07 | vs DEN | L 10–30 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2003-09-14 | @ LV | L 20–23 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2003-09-21 | vs PIT | L 10–17 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2003-09-28 | @ CLE | W 21–14 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2003-10-05 | @ BUF | L 16–22 OT | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2003-10-19 | vs BAL | W 34–26 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2003-10-26 | vs SEA | W 27–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2003-11-02 | @ ARI | L 14–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2003-11-09 | vs HOU | W 34–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2003-11-16 | vs KC | W 24–19 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2003-11-23 | @ LAC | W 34–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2003-11-30 | @ PIT | W 24–20 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2003-12-07 | @ BAL | L 13–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2003-12-14 | vs SF | W 41–38 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2003-12-21 | @ LA | L 10–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2003-12-28 | vs CLE | L 14–22 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 game log (16 games)
2002 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2002-09-08 | vs LAC | L 6–34 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2002-09-15 | @ CLE | L 7–20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2002-09-22 | @ ATL | L 3–30 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2002-09-29 | vs TB | L 7–35 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2002-10-06 | @ IND | L 21–28 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2002-10-13 | vs PIT | L 7–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2002-10-27 | vs TEN | L 24–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2002-11-03 | @ HOU | W 38–3 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2002-11-10 | @ BAL | L 27–38 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2002-11-17 | vs CLE | L 20–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2002-11-24 | @ PIT | L 21–29 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2002-12-01 | vs BAL | L 23–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2002-12-08 | @ CAR | L 31–52 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2002-12-15 | vs JAX | L 15–29 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2002-12-22 | vs NO | W 20–13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 2002-12-29 | @ BUF | L 9–27 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 game log (16 games)
2001 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2001-09-09 | vs NE | W 23–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2001-09-23 | vs BAL | W 21–10 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2001-09-30 | @ LAC | L 14–28 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2001-10-07 | @ PIT | L 7–16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2001-10-14 | vs CLE | W 24–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2001-10-21 | vs CHI | L 0–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2001-10-28 | @ DET | W 31–27 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2001-11-11 | @ JAX | L 13–30 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2001-11-18 | vs TEN | L 7–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2001-11-25 | @ CLE | L 0–18 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2001-12-02 | vs TB | L 13–16 OT | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2001-12-09 | vs JAX | L 10–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2001-12-16 | @ NYJ | L 14–15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2001-12-23 | @ BAL | L 0–16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2001-12-30 | vs PIT | W 26–23 OT | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2002-01-06 | @ TEN | W 23–21 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 game log (1 games)
2000 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 2 | 2000-09-10 | vs CLE | L 7–24 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 game log (16 games)
1999 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 1999-09-12 | @ TEN | L 35–36 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1999-09-19 | vs LAC | L 7–34 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1999-09-26 | @ CAR | L 3–27 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1999-10-03 | vs LA | L 10–38 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1999-10-10 | @ CLE | W 18–17 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 1999-10-17 | vs PIT | L 3–17 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 1999-10-24 | @ IND | L 10–31 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 1999-10-31 | vs JAX | L 10–41 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1999-11-07 | @ SEA | L 20–37 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 1999-11-14 | vs TEN | L 14–24 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 1999-11-21 | vs BAL | L 31–34 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 1999-11-28 | @ PIT | W 27–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 1999-12-05 | vs SF | W 44–30 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 1999-12-12 | vs CLE | W 44–28 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 1999-12-26 | @ BAL | L 0–22 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2000-01-02 | @ JAX | L 7–24 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |