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Darren Howard
DE · NO/PHI · 2000–2009
Born November 19, 1976 · College Kansas State · Drafted 2000, round 2, pick 33 (NO) · 6-3, 260 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 |
| 2000 | NO | 16 | 52 | 11.0 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 2000 playoffs | NO | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2001 | NO | 16 | 54 | 6.0 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 |
| 2002 | NO | 15 | 48 | 8.0 | – | – | 0 | – | 3 |
| 2003 | NO | 7 | 29 | 4.5 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2004 | NO | 13 | 45 | 11.5 | – | – | 0 | – | 3 |
| 2005 | NO | 10 | 33 | 4.5 | – | – | 0 | – | 2 |
| 2006 | PHI | 13 | 35 | 5.0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 2 |
| 2006 playoffs | PHI | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2007 | PHI | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2008 | PHI | 15 | 26 | 10.0 | 17 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 2008 playoffs | PHI | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2009 | PHI | 10 | 24 | 6.5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | PHI | 123 | 354 | 68.0 | 58 | 52 | 3 | 33 | 17 |
Game logs
2009 game log (11 games)
2009 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2009-09-13 | @ CAR | W 38–10 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2009-09-27 | vs KC | W 34–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2009-10-11 | vs TB | W 33–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2009-10-18 | @ LV | L 9–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2009-10-26 | @ WAS | W 27–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2009-11-01 | vs NYG | W 40–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2009-11-15 | @ LAC | L 23–31 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2009-12-06 | @ ATL | W 34–7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 2009-12-13 | @ NYG | W 45–38 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2009-12-27 | vs DEN | W 30–27 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2010-01-09 | @ DAL | L 14–34 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 game log (17 games)
2008 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2008-09-07 | vs LA | W 38–3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2008-09-15 | @ DAL | L 37–41 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2008-09-21 | vs PIT | W 15–6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2008-09-28 | @ CHI | L 20–24 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2008-10-05 | vs WAS | L 17–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2008-10-12 | @ SF | W 40–26 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2008-10-26 | vs ATL | W 27–14 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2008-11-02 | @ SEA | W 26–7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2008-11-09 | vs NYG | L 31–36 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2008-11-16 | @ CIN | T 13–13 OT | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2008-11-23 | @ BAL | L 7–36 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2008-11-27 | vs ARI | W 48–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2008-12-07 | @ NYG | W 20–14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2008-12-21 | @ WAS | L 3–10 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2008-12-28 | vs DAL | W 44–6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2009-01-11 | @ NYG | W 23–11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2009-01-18 | @ ARI | L 25–32 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 game log (8 games)
2007 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2007-09-09 | @ GB | L 13–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2007-09-17 | vs WAS | L 12–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2007-09-23 | vs DET | W 56–21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2007-09-30 | @ NYG | L 3–16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2007-11-11 | @ WAS | W 33–25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2007-11-18 | vs MIA | W 17–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2007-11-25 | @ NE | L 28–31 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2007-12-16 | @ DAL | W 10–6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 game log (15 games)
2006 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2006-09-10 | @ HOU | W 24–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2006-09-17 | vs NYG | L 24–30 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2006-09-24 | @ SF | W 38–24 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2006-10-08 | vs DAL | W 38–24 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2006-10-15 | @ NO | L 24–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2006-10-22 | @ TB | L 21–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2006-10-29 | vs JAX | L 6–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2006-11-12 | vs WAS | W 27–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2006-11-19 | vs TEN | L 13–31 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2006-12-04 | vs CAR | W 27–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2006-12-10 | @ WAS | W 21–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2006-12-17 | @ NYG | W 36–22 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2006-12-25 | @ DAL | W 23–7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2007-01-07 | vs NYG | W 23–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2007-01-13 | @ NO | L 24–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 game log (10 games)
2005 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2005-09-11 | @ CAR | W 23–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2005-09-19 | vs NYG | L 10–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2005-09-25 | @ MIN | L 16–33 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2005-10-02 | vs BUF | W 19–7 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2005-10-09 | @ GB | L 3–52 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2005-10-16 | vs ATL | L 31–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2005-10-23 | @ LA | L 17–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2005-10-30 | vs MIA | L 6–21 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2005-11-06 | vs CHI | L 17–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2005-11-27 | @ NYJ | W 21–19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2004 game log (13 games)
2004 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 3 | 2004-09-26 | @ LA | W 28–25 OT | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2004-10-03 | @ ARI | L 10–34 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2004-10-10 | vs TB | L 17–20 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2004-10-17 | vs MIN | L 31–38 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2004-11-07 | @ LAC | L 17–43 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2004-11-14 | vs KC | W 27–20 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2004-11-21 | vs DEN | L 13–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2004-11-28 | @ ATL | L 21–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2004-12-05 | vs CAR | L 21–32 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2004-12-12 | @ DAL | W 27–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2004-12-19 | @ TB | W 21–17 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2004-12-26 | vs ATL | W 26–13 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2005-01-02 | @ CAR | W 21–18 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
2003 game log (7 games)
2003 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 11 | 2003-11-16 | vs ATL | W 23–20 OT | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 2003-11-23 | @ PHI | L 20–33 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2003-11-30 | @ WAS | W 24–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2003-12-07 | vs TB | L 7–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2003-12-14 | vs NYG | W 45–7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2003-12-21 | @ JAX | L 19–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2003-12-28 | vs DAL | W 13–7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 game log (15 games)
2002 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2002-09-08 | @ TB | W 26–20 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2002-09-15 | vs GB | W 35–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2002-09-22 | @ CHI | W 29–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2002-09-29 | @ DET | L 21–26 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2002-10-06 | vs PIT | W 32–29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2002-10-13 | @ WAS | W 43–27 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2002-10-20 | vs SF | W 35–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2002-10-27 | vs ATL | L 35–37 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2002-11-10 | @ CAR | W 34–24 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2002-11-17 | @ ATL | L 17–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2002-12-01 | vs TB | W 23–20 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2002-12-08 | @ BAL | W 37–25 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2002-12-15 | vs MIN | L 31–32 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2002-12-22 | @ CIN | L 13–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2002-12-29 | vs CAR | L 6–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 game log (16 games)
2001 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2001-09-09 | @ BUF | W 24–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2001-09-30 | @ NYG | L 13–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2001-10-07 | vs MIN | W 28–15 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2001-10-14 | @ CAR | W 27–25 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2001-10-21 | vs ATL | L 13–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2001-10-28 | @ LA | W 34–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2001-11-04 | vs NYJ | L 9–16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2001-11-11 | @ SF | L 27–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2001-11-18 | vs IND | W 34–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2001-11-25 | @ NE | L 17–34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2001-12-02 | vs CAR | W 27–23 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2001-12-09 | @ ATL | W 28–10 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2001-12-17 | vs LA | L 21–34 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2001-12-23 | @ TB | L 21–48 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2001-12-30 | vs WAS | L 10–40 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2002-01-06 | vs SF | L 0–38 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2000 game log (18 games)
2000 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2000-09-03 | vs DET | L 10–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2000-09-10 | @ LAC | W 28–27 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2000-09-17 | @ SEA | L 10–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2000-09-24 | vs PHI | L 7–21 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2000-10-08 | @ CHI | W 31–10 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2000-10-15 | vs CAR | W 24–6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2000-10-22 | @ ATL | W 21–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2000-10-29 | @ ARI | W 21–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2000-11-05 | vs SF | W 31–15 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2000-11-12 | @ CAR | W 20–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 2000-11-19 | vs LV | L 22–31 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 2000-11-26 | @ LA | W 31–24 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2000-12-03 | vs DEN | L 23–38 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | 2000-12-10 | @ SF | W 31–27 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2000-12-17 | vs ATL | W 23–7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2000-12-24 | vs LA | L 21–26 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2000-12-30 | vs LA | W 31–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2001-01-06 | @ MIN | L 16–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |