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Geno Atkins
DT · CIN · 2010–2020
Born March 28, 1988 · College Georgia · Drafted 2010, round 4, pick 120 (CIN) · 6-1, 300 lb
1st-team All-Pro ×2 (2012, 2015) · 2nd-team All-Pro (2011) · Pro Bowl ×8 (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 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 | CIN | 12 | 16 | 3.0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | CIN | 16 | 47 | 7.5 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 playoffs | CIN | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | CIN | 15 | 54 | 12.5 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 playoffs | CIN | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | CIN | 8 | 20 | 6.0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | CIN | 16 | 33 | 3.0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 playoffs | CIN | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | CIN | 16 | 42 | 11.0 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 playoffs | CIN | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | CIN | 14 | 32 | 9.0 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | CIN | 15 | 46 | 9.0 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | CIN | 16 | 45 | 10.0 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | CIN | 15 | 47 | 4.5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | CIN | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | CIN | 145 | 383 | 75.5 | 172 | 99 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 2nd-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl |
| 2012 | 1st-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl |
| 2014 | Pro Bowl |
| 2015 | 1st-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl |
| 2016 | Pro Bowl |
| 2017 | Pro Bowl |
| 2018 | 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 | CIN | 16 | – | – | 767 | 71.5 |
| 2017 | CIN | 16 | – | – | 752 | 66.1 |
| 2018 | CIN | 16 | – | – | 774 | 70.2 |
| 2019 | CIN | 16 | – | – | 796 | 76.8 |
| 2020 | CIN | 8 | – | – | 117 | 23.7 |
Game logs
2020 game log (2 games)
2019 game log (15 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | @ SEA | L 20–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2019-09-15 | vs SF | L 17–41 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-22 | @ BUF | L 17–21 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2019-09-30 | @ PIT | L 3–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | vs ARI | L 23–26 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2019-10-20 | vs JAX | L 17–27 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2019-10-27 | @ LA | L 10–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2019-11-10 | vs BAL | L 13–49 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | @ LV | L 10–17 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | vs PIT | L 10–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2019-12-01 | vs NYJ | W 22–6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | @ CLE | L 19–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | vs NE | L 13–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-22 | @ MIA | L 35–38 OT | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | vs CLE | W 33–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (16 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | @ IND | W 34–23 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2018-09-13 | vs BAL | W 34–23 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | @ CAR | L 21–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | @ ATL | W 37–36 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | vs MIA | W 27–17 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-14 | vs PIT | L 21–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | @ KC | L 10–45 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-28 | vs TB | W 37–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | vs NO | L 14–51 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2018-11-18 | @ BAL | L 21–24 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | vs CLE | L 20–35 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | vs DEN | L 10–24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2018-12-09 | @ LAC | L 21–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2018-12-16 | vs LV | W 30–16 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2018-12-23 | @ CLE | L 18–26 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | @ PIT | L 13–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (15 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-10 | vs BAL | L 0–20 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2017-09-14 | vs HOU | L 9–13 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | @ GB | L 24–27 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | @ CLE | W 31–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2017-10-08 | vs BUF | W 20–16 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | @ PIT | L 14–29 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2017-10-29 | vs IND | W 24–23 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2017-11-05 | @ JAX | L 7–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | @ TEN | L 20–24 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2017-11-19 | @ DEN | W 20–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | vs CLE | W 30–16 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-04 | vs PIT | L 20–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | @ MIN | L 7–34 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | vs DET | W 26–17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | @ BAL | W 31–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 game log (14 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | @ NYJ | W 23–22 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | @ PIT | L 16–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | vs DEN | L 17–29 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2016-09-29 | vs MIA | W 22–7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2016-10-16 | @ NE | L 17–35 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2016-10-23 | vs CLE | W 31–17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2016-10-30 | vs WAS | T 27–27 OT | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2016-11-14 | @ NYG | L 20–21 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2016-11-20 | vs BUF | L 12–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-04 | vs PHI | W 32–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | @ CLE | W 23–10 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | vs PIT | L 20–24 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | @ HOU | L 10–12 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | vs BAL | W 27–10 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (17 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-13 | @ LV | W 33–13 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2015-09-20 | vs LAC | W 24–19 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2015-09-27 | @ BAL | W 28–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2015-10-04 | vs KC | W 36–21 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2015-10-11 | vs SEA | W 27–24 OT | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2015-10-18 | @ BUF | W 34–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2015-11-01 | @ PIT | W 16–10 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2015-11-05 | vs CLE | W 31–10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2015-11-16 | vs HOU | L 6–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2015-11-22 | @ ARI | L 31–34 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2015-11-29 | vs LA | W 31–7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2015-12-06 | @ CLE | W 37–3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2015-12-13 | vs PIT | L 20–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2015-12-20 | @ SF | W 24–14 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2015-12-28 | @ DEN | L 17–20 OT | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2016-01-03 | vs BAL | W 24–16 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2016-01-09 | vs PIT | L 16–18 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 game log (17 games)
2014 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014-09-07 | @ BAL | W 23–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2014-09-14 | vs ATL | W 24–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2014-09-21 | vs TEN | W 33–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2014-10-05 | @ NE | L 17–43 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2014-10-12 | vs CAR | T 37–37 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2014-10-19 | @ IND | L 0–27 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2014-10-26 | vs BAL | W 27–24 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2014-11-02 | vs JAX | W 33–23 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2014-11-06 | vs CLE | L 3–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2014-11-16 | @ NO | W 27–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2014-11-23 | @ HOU | W 22–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2014-11-30 | @ TB | W 14–13 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2014-12-07 | vs PIT | L 21–42 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2014-12-14 | @ CLE | W 30–0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2014-12-22 | vs DEN | W 37–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2014-12-28 | @ PIT | L 17–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2015-01-04 | @ IND | L 10–26 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2013 game log (8 games)
2012 game log (16 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-09-10 | @ BAL | L 13–44 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2012-09-16 | vs CLE | W 34–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2012-09-23 | @ WAS | W 38–31 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2012-09-30 | @ JAX | W 27–10 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2012-10-07 | vs MIA | L 13–17 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2012-10-14 | @ CLE | L 24–34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2012-10-21 | vs PIT | L 17–24 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2012-11-04 | vs DEN | L 23–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2012-11-11 | vs NYG | W 31–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2012-11-18 | @ KC | W 28–6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2012-11-25 | vs LV | W 34–10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2012-12-02 | @ LAC | W 20–13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2012-12-09 | vs DAL | L 19–20 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2012-12-23 | @ PIT | W 13–10 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-12-30 | vs BAL | W 23–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2013-01-05 | @ HOU | L 13–19 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 game log (17 games)
2011 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011-09-11 | @ CLE | W 27–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2011-09-18 | @ DEN | L 22–24 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2011-09-25 | vs SF | L 8–13 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2011-10-02 | vs BUF | W 23–20 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2011-10-09 | @ JAX | W 30–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2011-10-16 | vs IND | W 27–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2011-10-30 | @ SEA | W 34–12 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2011-11-06 | @ TEN | W 24–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2011-11-13 | vs PIT | L 17–24 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2011-11-20 | @ BAL | L 24–31 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2011-11-27 | vs CLE | W 23–20 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2011-12-04 | @ PIT | L 7–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2011-12-11 | vs HOU | L 19–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2011-12-18 | @ LA | W 20–13 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2011-12-24 | vs ARI | W 23–16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-01-01 | vs BAL | L 16–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2012-01-07 | @ HOU | L 10–31 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 game log (12 games)
2010 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010-09-12 | @ NE | L 24–38 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2010-09-19 | vs BAL | W 15–10 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2010-09-26 | @ CAR | W 20–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2010-10-03 | @ CLE | L 20–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2010-10-10 | vs TB | L 21–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2010-10-31 | vs MIA | L 14–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2010-11-14 | @ IND | L 17–23 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2010-12-05 | vs NO | L 30–34 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2010-12-12 | @ PIT | L 7–23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2010-12-19 | vs CLE | W 19–17 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2010-12-26 | vs LAC | W 34–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2011-01-02 | @ BAL | L 7–13 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |