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Erik Walden
LB · KC/MIA/GB/IND/TEN · 2008–2017
Born August 21, 1985 · College Middle Tennessee State · Drafted 2008, round 6, pick 167 (DAL) · 6-2, 250 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | KC | 8 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2009 | MIA | 5 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | GB | 8 | 25 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 playoffs | GB | 3 | 9 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | GB | 16 | 60 | 3.0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 playoffs | GB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | GB | 13 | 46 | 3.0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 playoffs | GB | 2 | 8 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | IND | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 playoffs | IND | 2 | 11 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | IND | 15 | 37 | 6.0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 playoffs | IND | 3 | 9 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | IND | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | IND | 16 | 42 | 11.0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | TEN | 14 | 36 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 playoffs | TEN | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | TEN | 124 | 356 | 36.0 | 96 | 50 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | IND | 16 | – | – | 745 | 70.2 |
| 2017 | TEN | 16 | – | – | 571 | 53.1 |
| 2017 playoffs | TEN | 2 | – | – | 62 | 46.3 |
Game logs
2017 game log (16 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-10 | vs LV | L 16–26 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | vs SEA | W 33–27 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | @ HOU | L 14–57 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2017-10-08 | @ MIA | L 10–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2017-10-16 | vs IND | W 36–22 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2017-11-05 | vs BAL | W 23–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | vs CIN | W 24–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2017-11-16 | @ PIT | L 17–40 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | @ IND | W 20–16 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | vs HOU | W 24–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2017-12-10 | @ ARI | L 7–12 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | @ SF | L 23–25 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | vs LA | L 23–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | vs JAX | W 15–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2018-01-06 | @ KC | W 22–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2018-01-13 | @ NE | L 14–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 game log (16 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | vs DET | L 35–39 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | @ DEN | L 20–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | vs LAC | W 26–22 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2016-10-02 | @ JAX | L 27–30 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2016-10-09 | vs CHI | W 29–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2016-10-16 | @ HOU | L 23–26 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2016-10-23 | @ TEN | W 34–26 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2016-10-30 | vs KC | L 14–30 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2016-11-06 | @ GB | W 31–26 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2016-11-20 | vs TEN | W 24–17 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2016-11-24 | vs PIT | L 7–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-05 | @ NYJ | W 41–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | vs HOU | L 17–22 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | @ MIN | W 34–6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | @ LV | L 25–33 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | vs JAX | W 24–20 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (14 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-13 | @ BUF | L 14–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2015-09-21 | vs NYJ | L 7–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2015-09-27 | @ TEN | W 35–33 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2015-10-04 | vs JAX | W 16–13 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2015-10-08 | @ HOU | W 27–20 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2015-10-18 | vs NE | L 27–34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2015-10-25 | vs NO | L 21–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2015-11-02 | @ CAR | L 26–29 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2015-11-08 | vs DEN | W 27–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2015-11-22 | @ ATL | W 24–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2015-11-29 | vs TB | W 25–12 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2015-12-20 | vs HOU | L 10–16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2015-12-27 | @ MIA | W 18–12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2016-01-03 | vs TEN | W 30–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 game log (18 games)
2014 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014-09-07 | @ DEN | L 24–31 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2014-09-15 | vs PHI | L 27–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2014-09-21 | @ JAX | W 44–17 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2014-09-28 | vs TEN | W 41–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2014-10-05 | vs BAL | W 20–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2014-10-09 | @ HOU | W 33–28 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2014-10-19 | vs CIN | W 27–0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2014-10-26 | @ PIT | L 34–51 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2014-11-16 | vs NE | L 20–42 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2014-11-23 | vs JAX | W 23–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2014-11-30 | vs WAS | W 49–27 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2014-12-07 | @ CLE | W 25–24 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2014-12-14 | vs HOU | W 17–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2014-12-21 | @ DAL | L 7–42 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2014-12-28 | @ TEN | W 27–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2015-01-04 | vs CIN | W 26–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2015-01-11 | @ DEN | W 24–13 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2015-01-18 | @ NE | L 7–45 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 game log (17 games)
2013 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013-09-08 | vs LV | W 21–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2013-09-15 | vs MIA | L 20–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2013-09-22 | @ SF | W 27–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2013-09-29 | @ JAX | W 37–3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2013-10-06 | vs SEA | W 34–28 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2013-10-14 | @ LAC | L 9–19 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2013-10-20 | vs DEN | W 39–33 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2013-11-03 | @ HOU | W 27–24 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2013-11-10 | vs LA | L 8–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2013-11-14 | @ TEN | W 30–27 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2013-12-01 | vs TEN | W 22–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2013-12-08 | @ CIN | L 28–42 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2013-12-15 | vs HOU | W 25–3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2013-12-22 | @ KC | W 23–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2013-12-29 | vs JAX | W 30–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2014-01-04 | vs KC | W 45–44 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2014-01-11 | @ NE | L 22–43 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 game log (15 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2012-09-13 | vs CHI | W 23–10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2012-09-24 | @ SEA | L 12–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2012-09-30 | vs NO | W 28–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2012-10-07 | @ IND | L 27–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 2012-10-21 | @ LA | W 30–20 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2012-10-28 | vs JAX | W 24–15 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2012-11-04 | vs ARI | W 31–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 2012-11-18 | @ DET | W 24–20 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2012-11-25 | @ NYG | L 10–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2012-12-09 | vs DET | W 27–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2012-12-16 | @ CHI | W 21–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2012-12-23 | vs TEN | W 55–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 2012-12-30 | @ MIN | L 34–37 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2013-01-05 | vs MIN | W 24–10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2013-01-12 | @ SF | L 31–45 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 game log (17 games)
2011 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011-09-08 | vs NO | W 42–34 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2011-09-18 | @ CAR | W 30–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2011-09-25 | @ CHI | W 27–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2011-10-02 | vs DEN | W 49–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2011-10-09 | @ ATL | W 25–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2011-10-16 | vs LA | W 24–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2011-10-23 | @ MIN | W 33–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2011-11-06 | @ LAC | W 45–38 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2011-11-14 | vs MIN | W 45–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2011-11-20 | vs TB | W 35–26 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2011-11-24 | @ DET | W 27–15 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2011-12-04 | @ NYG | W 38–35 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2011-12-11 | vs LV | W 46–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2011-12-18 | @ KC | L 14–19 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2011-12-25 | vs CHI | W 35–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-01-01 | vs DET | W 45–41 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2012-01-15 | vs NYG | L 20–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 game log (11 games)
2010 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2010-10-31 | @ NYJ | W 9–0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2010-11-07 | vs DAL | W 45–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2010-11-21 | @ MIN | W 31–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2010-11-28 | @ ATL | L 17–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2010-12-05 | vs SF | W 34–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2010-12-19 | @ NE | L 27–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2010-12-26 | vs NYG | W 45–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2011-01-02 | vs CHI | W 10–3 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2011-01-09 | @ PHI | W 21–16 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2011-01-15 | @ ATL | W 48–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2011-01-23 | @ CHI | W 21–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |