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Everson Griffen
Born December 22, 1987 · College USC · Drafted 2010, round 4, pick 100 (MIN) · 6-3, 273 lb
2nd-team All-Pro (2017) · Pro Bowl ×4 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MIN | 7 | 11 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | MIN | 15 | 21 | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | MIN | 14 | 27 | 8.0 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 playoffs | MIN | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | MIN | 14 | 27 | 5.5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | MIN | 16 | 58 | 12.0 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | MIN | 15 | 44 | 10.5 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 playoffs | MIN | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | MIN | 16 | 48 | 8.0 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | MIN | 15 | 45 | 13.0 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 playoffs | MIN | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | MIN | 11 | 33 | 5.5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | MIN | 14 | 41 | 8.0 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 playoffs | MIN | 2 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | DAL | 14 | 33 | 6.0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | MIN | 7 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | MIN | 158 | 403 | 85.5 | 201 | 97 | 2 | 20 | 11 |
Honours
Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
| Season | Honours |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Pro Bowl |
| 2016 | Pro Bowl |
| 2017 | 2nd-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl |
| 2019 | Pro Bowl |
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 | MIN | 16 | – | – | 879 | 85.6 |
| 2017 | MIN | 15 | – | – | 782 | 86.0 |
| 2017 playoffs | MIN | 2 | – | – | 115 | 89.1 |
| 2018 | MIN | 11 | – | – | 574 | 80.1 |
| 2019 | MIN | 15 | – | – | 845 | 83.6 |
| 2019 playoffs | MIN | 2 | – | – | 105 | 86.8 |
| 2020 | DAL/DET | 14 | – | – | 520 | 53.6 |
| 2021 | MIN | 9 | – | – | 453 | 72.5 |
Game logs
2021 game log (7 games)
2020 game log (14 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | @ LA | L 17–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2020-09-20 | vs ATL | W 40–39 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | @ SEA | L 31–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | vs CLE | L 38–49 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2020-10-11 | vs NYG | W 37–34 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2020-10-19 | vs ARI | L 10–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2020-10-25 | @ WAS | L 3–25 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2020-11-08 | @ MIN | L 20–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2020-11-15 | vs WAS | W 30–27 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2020-11-22 | @ CAR | L 0–20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2020-11-26 | vs HOU | L 25–41 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2020-12-06 | @ CHI | W 34–30 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2020-12-26 | vs TB | L 7–47 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2021-01-03 | vs MIN | L 35–37 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 game log (16 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | vs ATL | W 28–12 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2019-09-15 | @ GB | L 16–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-22 | vs LV | W 34–14 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2019-09-29 | @ CHI | L 6–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | @ NYG | W 28–10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2019-10-13 | vs PHI | W 38–20 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2019-10-20 | @ DET | W 42–30 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2019-10-24 | vs WAS | W 19–9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2019-11-03 | @ KC | L 23–26 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2019-11-10 | @ DAL | W 28–24 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | vs DEN | W 27–23 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | vs DET | W 20–7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | @ LAC | W 39–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-23 | vs GB | L 10–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2020-01-05 | @ NO | W 26–20 OT | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2020-01-11 | @ SF | L 10–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (11 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | vs SF | W 24–16 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2018-09-16 | @ GB | T 29–29 OT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-28 | vs NO | L 20–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2018-11-04 | vs DET | W 24–9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2018-11-18 | @ CHI | L 20–25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | vs GB | W 24–17 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | @ NE | L 10–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2018-12-10 | @ SEA | L 7–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2018-12-16 | vs MIA | W 41–17 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2018-12-23 | @ DET | W 27–9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | vs CHI | L 10–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (17 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-11 | vs NO | W 29–19 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2017-09-17 | @ PIT | L 9–26 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | vs TB | W 34–17 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | vs DET | L 7–14 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2017-10-09 | @ CHI | W 20–17 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2017-10-15 | vs GB | W 23–10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | vs BAL | W 24–16 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2017-10-29 | @ CLE | W 33–16 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2017-11-19 | vs LA | W 24–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-23 | @ DET | W 30–23 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | @ ATL | W 14–9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2017-12-10 | @ CAR | L 24–31 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | vs CIN | W 34–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-23 | @ GB | W 16–0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | vs CHI | W 23–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2018-01-14 | vs NO | W 29–24 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P20 | 2018-01-21 | @ PHI | L 7–38 | 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 | @ TEN | W 25–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | vs GB | W 17–14 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | @ CAR | W 22–10 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2016-10-03 | vs NYG | W 24–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2016-10-09 | vs HOU | W 31–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2016-10-23 | @ PHI | L 10–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2016-10-31 | @ CHI | L 10–20 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2016-11-06 | vs DET | L 16–22 OT | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2016-11-13 | @ WAS | L 20–26 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2016-11-20 | vs ARI | W 30–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2016-11-24 | @ DET | L 13–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-01 | vs DAL | L 15–17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | @ JAX | W 25–16 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | vs IND | L 6–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | @ GB | L 25–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | vs CHI | W 38–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (16 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-14 | @ SF | L 3–20 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2015-09-20 | vs DET | W 26–16 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2015-09-27 | vs LAC | W 31–14 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2015-10-04 | @ DEN | L 20–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2015-10-25 | @ DET | W 28–19 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2015-11-01 | @ CHI | W 23–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2015-11-08 | vs LA | W 21–18 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2015-11-15 | @ LV | W 30–14 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2015-11-22 | vs GB | L 13–30 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2015-11-29 | @ ATL | W 20–10 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2015-12-06 | vs SEA | L 7–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2015-12-10 | @ ARI | L 20–23 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2015-12-20 | vs CHI | W 38–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2015-12-27 | vs NYG | W 49–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2016-01-03 | @ GB | W 20–13 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2016-01-10 | vs SEA | L 9–10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 game log (16 games)
2014 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014-09-07 | @ LA | W 34–6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2014-09-14 | vs NE | L 7–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2014-09-21 | @ NO | L 9–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2014-09-28 | vs ATL | W 41–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2014-10-02 | @ GB | L 10–42 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2014-10-12 | vs DET | L 3–17 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2014-10-19 | @ BUF | L 16–17 | 8 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2014-10-26 | @ TB | W 19–13 OT | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2014-11-02 | vs WAS | W 29–26 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2014-11-16 | @ CHI | L 13–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2014-11-23 | vs GB | L 21–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2014-11-30 | vs CAR | W 31–13 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2014-12-07 | vs NYJ | W 30–24 OT | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2014-12-14 | @ DET | L 14–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2014-12-21 | @ MIA | L 35–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2014-12-28 | vs CHI | W 13–9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 game log (14 games)
2013 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2013-09-15 | @ CHI | L 30–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2013-09-22 | vs CLE | L 27–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2013-09-29 | vs PIT | W 34–27 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2013-10-13 | vs CAR | L 10–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2013-10-21 | @ NYG | L 7–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2013-10-27 | vs GB | L 31–44 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2013-11-03 | @ DAL | L 23–27 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2013-11-07 | vs WAS | W 34–27 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2013-11-17 | @ SEA | L 20–41 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2013-11-24 | @ GB | T 26–26 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2013-12-01 | vs CHI | W 23–20 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2013-12-08 | @ BAL | L 26–29 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2013-12-22 | @ CIN | L 14–42 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2013-12-29 | vs DET | W 14–13 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 game log (15 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-09-09 | vs JAX | W 26–23 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2012-09-16 | @ IND | L 20–23 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2012-09-23 | vs SF | W 24–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2012-09-30 | @ DET | W 20–13 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2012-10-07 | vs TEN | W 30–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2012-10-14 | @ WAS | L 26–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2012-11-04 | @ SEA | L 20–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2012-11-11 | vs DET | W 34–24 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2012-11-25 | @ CHI | L 10–28 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2012-12-02 | @ GB | L 14–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2012-12-09 | vs CHI | W 21–14 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2012-12-16 | @ LA | W 36–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 2012-12-23 | @ HOU | W 23–6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2012-12-30 | vs GB | W 37–34 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2013-01-05 | @ GB | L 10–24 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 game log (15 games)
2011 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011-09-11 | @ LAC | L 17–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2011-09-18 | vs TB | L 20–24 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2011-09-25 | vs DET | L 23–26 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2011-10-02 | @ KC | L 17–22 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2011-10-09 | vs ARI | W 34–10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2011-10-16 | @ CHI | L 10–39 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2011-10-23 | vs GB | L 27–33 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2011-10-30 | @ CAR | W 24–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2011-11-14 | @ GB | L 7–45 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2011-11-20 | vs LV | L 21–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2011-11-27 | @ ATL | L 14–24 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2011-12-04 | vs DEN | L 32–35 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2011-12-11 | @ DET | L 28–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2011-12-18 | vs NO | L 20–42 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2011-12-24 | @ WAS | W 33–26 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |