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Hercules Mata'afa
DE · MIN · 2019–2020
Born September 18, 1995 · College Washington State · Undrafted · 6-2, 254 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MIN | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | MIN | 11 | 24 | 2.5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | MIN | 13 | 25 | 2.5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MIN | 6 | – | – | 99 | 23.8 |
| 2020 | MIN | 13 | – | – | 283 | 33.6 |
Game logs
2020 game log (11 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | vs GB | L 34–43 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | @ GB | W 28–22 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2020-11-08 | vs DET | W 34–20 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2020-11-16 | @ CHI | W 19–13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2020-11-22 | vs DAL | L 28–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2020-11-29 | vs CAR | W 28–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2020-12-06 | vs JAX | W 27–24 OT | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2020-12-13 | @ TB | L 14–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2020-12-20 | vs CHI | L 27–33 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2020-12-25 | @ NO | L 33–52 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2021-01-03 | @ DET | W 37–35 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |