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Jason Taylor OLB · MIA /WAS /NYJ · 1999–2011
Born September 1, 1974 · College Akron · Drafted 1997 , round 3, pick 73 (MIA) · 6-6, 244 lb
Defensive Player of the Year (2006) · Walter Payton Man of the Year (2007) · 1st-team All-Pro ×3 (2000, 2002, 2006) · 2nd-team All-Pro (2001) · Pro Bowl ×6 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
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
1999 MIA 15 45 2.5 – – 1 – 0
1999 playoffs MIA 1 3 0.0 – – 0 – 0
2000 MIA 14 60 13.5 – – 1 – 2
2000 playoffs MIA 2 11 0.0 – – 0 – 0
2001 MIA 16 70 8.5 – – 1 – 4
2001 playoffs MIA 1 10 0.0 – – 0 – 0
2002 MIA 16 70 18.5 – – 0 – 7
2003 MIA 15 57 12.5 – – 0 – 3
2004 MIA 15 68 9.5 – – 1 – 2
2005 MIA 16 71 12.0 – – 0 – 4
2006 MIA 15 62 13.5 14 – 2 – 9
2007 MIA 16 55 11.0 15 – 1 – 3
2008 WAS 12 29 3.5 4 – 0 – 1
2009 MIA 15 42 6.5 7 9 1 5 3
2010 NYJ 16 36 5.0 6 8 0 6 2
2010 playoffs NYJ 3 7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
2011 MIA 12 18 7.0 16 5 0 2 1
Career MIA 193 683 123.5 97 83 8 87 41
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
2000 1st-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl
2001 2nd-team All-Pro
2002 1st-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl
2004 Pro Bowl
2005 Pro Bowl
2006 Defensive Player of the Year, 1st-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl
2007 Walter Payton Man of the Year, Pro Bowl
Game logs 2011 game log (12 games) 2011 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
2 2011-09-18 vs HOU L 13–23 3 1.0 0 0
3 2011-09-25 @ CLE L 16–17 0 0.0 0 0
6 2011-10-17 @ NYJ L 6–24 1 0.0 0 0
7 2011-10-23 vs DEN L 15–18 OT 2 1.0 0 0
8 2011-10-30 @ NYG L 17–20 1 0.0 0 0
9 2011-11-06 @ KC W 31–3 1 0.0 0 0
10 2011-11-13 vs WAS W 20–9 1 1.0 0 1
11 2011-11-20 vs BUF W 35–8 1 1.0 0 0
14 2011-12-11 vs PHI L 10–26 2 2.0 0 0
15 2011-12-18 @ BUF W 30–23 1 0.0 0 1
16 2011-12-24 @ NE L 24–27 4 1.0 0 0
17 2012-01-01 vs NYJ W 19–17 1 0.0 0 0
2010 game log (19 games) 2010 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2010-09-13 vs BAL L 9–10 6 0.0 0 1
2 2010-09-19 vs NE W 28–14 4 1.0 0 0
3 2010-09-26 @ MIA W 31–23 1 1.0 0 0
4 2010-10-03 @ BUF W 38–14 3 0.0 0 0
5 2010-10-11 vs MIN W 29–20 2 1.0 0 0
6 2010-10-17 @ DEN W 24–20 3 0.0 0 0
8 2010-10-31 vs GB L 0–9 2 0.0 0 0
9 2010-11-07 @ DET W 23–20 OT 2 0.0 0 0
10 2010-11-14 @ CLE W 26–20 OT 2 1.0 0 0
11 2010-11-21 vs HOU W 30–27 3 0.0 0 0
12 2010-11-25 vs CIN W 26–10 0 0.0 0 3
13 2010-12-06 @ NE L 3–45 1 0.0 0 0
14 2010-12-12 vs MIA L 6–10 0 0.0 0 1
15 2010-12-19 @ PIT W 22–17 2 0.0 0 0
16 2010-12-26 @ CHI L 34–38 2 0.0 0 0
17 2011-01-02 vs BUF W 38–7 3 1.0 0 1
P18 2011-01-08 @ IND W 17–16 1 0.0 0 0
P19 2011-01-16 @ NE W 28–21 4 0.0 0 0
P20 2011-01-23 @ PIT L 19–24 2 0.0 0 0
2009 game log (15 games) 2009 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2009-09-13 @ ATL L 7–19 2 1.0 0 0
3 2009-09-27 @ LAC L 13–23 2 0.0 0 1
4 2009-10-04 vs BUF W 38–10 4 2.0 0 0
5 2009-10-12 vs NYJ W 31–27 3 0.0 0 0
7 2009-10-25 vs NO L 34–46 5 2.0 0 1
8 2009-11-01 @ NYJ W 30–25 4 0.0 0 0
9 2009-11-08 @ NE L 17–27 3 0.0 0 0
10 2009-11-15 vs TB W 25–23 2 0.0 1 2
11 2009-11-19 @ CAR W 24–17 0 0.0 0 0
12 2009-11-29 @ BUF L 14–31 3 0.5 0 0
13 2009-12-06 vs NE W 22–21 2 0.0 0 0
14 2009-12-13 @ JAX W 14–10 1 0.0 0 0
15 2009-12-20 @ TEN L 24–27 OT 6 1.0 0 0
16 2009-12-27 vs HOU L 20–27 4 0.0 0 0
17 2010-01-03 vs PIT L 24–30 1 0.0 0 1
2008 game log (12 games) 2008 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2008-09-04 @ NYG L 7–16 2 0.0 0 0
2 2008-09-14 vs NO W 29–24 4 1.0 0 1
3 2008-09-21 vs ARI W 24–17 1 0.0 0 3
6 2008-10-12 vs LA L 17–19 4 0.0 0 0
7 2008-10-19 vs CLE W 14–11 0 0.0 0 2
8 2008-10-26 @ DET W 25–17 1 0.0 0 1
12 2008-11-23 @ SEA W 20–17 3 0.0 0 0
13 2008-11-30 vs NYG L 7–23 4 0.0 0 1
14 2008-12-07 @ BAL L 10–24 3 0.0 0 1
15 2008-12-14 @ CIN L 13–20 3 0.5 0 0
16 2008-12-21 vs PHI W 10–3 3 2.0 0 0
17 2008-12-28 @ SF L 24–27 1 0.0 0 0
2007 game log (16 games) 2007 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2007-09-09 @ WAS L 13–16 OT 5 1.0 0 0
2 2007-09-16 vs DAL L 20–37 3 0.0 0 0
3 2007-09-23 @ NYJ L 28–31 4 0.0 0 0
4 2007-09-30 vs LV L 17–35 4 0.0 0 0
5 2007-10-07 @ HOU L 19–22 6 2.0 0 0
6 2007-10-14 @ CLE L 31–41 4 1.0 0 0
7 2007-10-21 vs NE L 28–49 0 0.0 1 1
8 2007-10-28 vs NYG L 10–13 0 0.0 0 0
10 2007-11-11 vs BUF L 10–13 3 1.0 0 1
11 2007-11-18 @ PHI L 7–17 1 0.0 0 0
12 2007-11-26 @ PIT L 0–3 3 1.0 0 0
13 2007-12-02 vs NYJ L 13–40 5 2.0 0 1
14 2007-12-09 @ BUF L 17–38 5 0.0 0 0
15 2007-12-16 vs BAL W 22–16 OT 4 2.0 0 1
16 2007-12-23 @ NE L 7–28 7 1.0 0 0
17 2007-12-30 vs CIN L 25–38 1 0.0 0 0
2006 game log (15 games) 2006 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2006-09-07 @ PIT L 17–28 3 1.0 0 0
2 2006-09-17 vs BUF L 6–16 4 0.0 0 0
3 2006-09-24 vs TEN W 13–10 2 0.0 0 1
4 2006-10-01 @ HOU L 15–17 6 2.0 0 0
5 2006-10-08 @ NE L 10–20 5 1.0 0 0
6 2006-10-15 @ NYJ L 17–20 7 1.0 0 0
7 2006-10-22 vs GB L 24–34 5 2.0 0 0
9 2006-11-05 @ CHI W 31–13 3 1.0 1 2
10 2006-11-12 vs KC W 13–10 1 0.0 0 2
11 2006-11-19 vs MIN W 24–20 5 1.0 1 2
13 2006-12-03 vs JAX L 10–24 3 1.5 0 2
14 2006-12-10 vs NE W 21–0 6 1.0 0 1
15 2006-12-17 @ BUF L 0–21 5 1.0 0 1
16 2006-12-25 vs NYJ L 10–13 3 1.0 0 0
17 2006-12-31 @ IND L 22–27 4 0.0 0 0
2005 game log (16 games) 2005 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2005-09-11 vs DEN W 34–10 5 1.0 0 0
2 2005-09-18 @ NYJ L 7–17 7 0.0 0 0
3 2005-09-25 vs CAR W 27–24 5 0.0 0 1
5 2005-10-09 @ BUF L 14–20 5 2.0 0 1
6 2005-10-16 @ TB L 13–27 3 0.0 0 1
7 2005-10-21 vs KC L 20–30 7 0.0 0 1
8 2005-10-30 @ NO W 21–6 2 0.0 0 1
9 2005-11-06 vs ATL L 10–17 5 1.0 0 0
10 2005-11-13 vs NE L 16–23 3 1.0 0 1
11 2005-11-20 @ CLE L 0–22 5 0.0 0 1
12 2005-11-27 @ LV W 33–21 5 3.0 0 1
13 2005-12-04 vs BUF W 24–23 2 0.0 0 1
14 2005-12-11 @ LAC W 23–21 5 0.0 0 0
15 2005-12-18 vs NYJ W 24–20 7 3.0 0 0
16 2005-12-24 vs TEN W 24–10 2 1.0 0 1
17 2006-01-01 @ NE W 28–26 3 0.0 0 0
2004 game log (15 games) 2004 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2004-09-11 vs TEN L 7–17 1 0.0 0 0
2 2004-09-19 @ CIN L 13–16 6 1.0 1 1
3 2004-09-26 vs PIT L 3–13 6 0.0 0 0
4 2004-10-03 vs NYJ L 9–17 4 1.0 0 0
5 2004-10-10 @ NE L 10–24 3 0.0 0 0
7 2004-10-24 vs LA W 31–14 3 1.0 0 0
8 2004-11-01 @ NYJ L 14–41 2 0.0 0 0
9 2004-11-07 vs ARI L 23–24 5 1.0 0 1
11 2004-11-21 @ SEA L 17–24 2 0.5 0 1
12 2004-11-28 @ SF W 24–17 5 3.0 0 2
13 2004-12-05 vs BUF L 32–42 4 0.0 0 2
14 2004-12-12 @ DEN L 17–20 6 0.0 0 2
15 2004-12-20 vs NE W 29–28 8 1.0 0 1
16 2004-12-26 vs CLE W 10–7 9 1.0 0 0
17 2005-01-02 @ BAL L 23–30 4 0.0 0 1
2003 game log (15 games) 2003 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
2 2003-09-14 @ NYJ W 21–10 2 0.5 0 0
3 2003-09-21 vs BUF W 17–7 1 0.0 0 0
5 2003-10-05 @ NYG W 23–10 3 0.0 0 0
6 2003-10-12 @ JAX W 24–10 6 1.0 0 1
7 2003-10-19 vs NE L 13–19 OT 1 1.0 0 0
8 2003-10-27 @ LAC W 26–10 6 0.0 0 0
9 2003-11-02 vs IND L 17–23 4 1.0 0 0
10 2003-11-09 @ TEN L 7–31 4 0.0 0 1
11 2003-11-16 vs BAL W 9–6 OT 4 1.0 0 1
12 2003-11-23 vs WAS W 24–23 4 2.0 0 0
13 2003-11-27 @ DAL W 40–21 2 1.0 0 0
14 2003-12-07 @ NE L 0–12 6 0.5 0 0
15 2003-12-15 vs PHI L 27–34 5 1.0 0 0
16 2003-12-21 @ BUF W 20–3 5 2.5 0 0
17 2003-12-28 vs NYJ W 23–21 4 1.0 0 0
2002 game log (16 games) 2002 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2002-09-08 vs DET W 49–21 2 0.5 0 1
2 2002-09-15 @ IND W 21–13 6 0.0 0 0
3 2002-09-22 vs NYJ W 30–3 6 1.0 0 2
4 2002-09-29 @ KC L 30–48 3 0.0 0 0
5 2002-10-06 vs NE W 26–13 6 2.0 0 0
6 2002-10-13 @ DEN W 24–22 6 2.0 0 2
7 2002-10-20 vs BUF L 10–23 3 0.0 0 0
9 2002-11-04 @ GB L 10–24 3 1.0 0 0
10 2002-11-10 @ NYJ L 10–13 3 1.0 0 1
11 2002-11-17 vs BAL W 26–7 3 1.5 0 1
12 2002-11-24 vs LAC W 30–3 3 2.0 0 0
13 2002-12-01 @ BUF L 21–38 4 2.0 0 0
14 2002-12-09 vs CHI W 27–9 3 1.0 0 1
15 2002-12-15 vs LV W 23–17 8 3.0 0 0
16 2002-12-21 @ MIN L 17–20 6 1.5 0 0
17 2002-12-29 @ NE L 24–27 OT 5 0.0 0 0
2001 game log (17 games) 2001 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2001-09-09 @ TEN W 31–23 4 1.0 0 1
2 2001-09-23 vs LV W 18–15 3 0.0 0 0
3 2001-09-30 @ LA L 10–42 8 0.0 0 0
4 2001-10-07 vs NE W 30–10 3 1.0 0 0
5 2001-10-14 @ NYJ L 17–21 9 0.0 0 1
7 2001-10-28 @ SEA W 24–20 8 1.0 0 0
8 2001-11-04 vs CAR W 23–6 3 1.0 0 1
9 2001-11-11 @ IND W 27–24 3 1.0 0 0
10 2001-11-18 vs NYJ L 0–24 5 0.0 0 2
11 2001-11-25 @ BUF W 34–27 2 1.5 0 0
12 2001-12-02 vs DEN W 21–10 4 0.0 0 1
13 2001-12-10 vs IND W 41–6 2 1.0 1 1
14 2001-12-16 @ SF L 0–21 6 0.0 0 0
15 2001-12-22 @ NE L 13–20 3 0.0 0 1
16 2001-12-30 vs ATL W 21–14 5 0.5 0 0
17 2002-01-06 vs BUF W 34–7 2 0.5 0 0
P18 2002-01-13 vs BAL L 3–20 10 0.0 0 0
2000 game log (16 games) 2000 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2000-09-03 vs SEA W 23–0 2 0.5 0 0
2 2000-09-10 @ MIN L 7–13 5 0.0 0 0
3 2000-09-17 vs BAL W 19–6 6 2.5 0 0
4 2000-09-24 vs NE W 10–3 8 0.0 0 1
5 2000-10-01 @ CIN W 31–16 4 1.0 0 0
8 2000-10-23 @ NYJ L 37–40 OT 7 1.0 0 1
9 2000-10-29 vs GB W 28–20 4 1.0 0 0
10 2000-11-05 @ DET W 23–8 4 2.0 0 0
11 2000-11-12 @ LAC W 17–7 3 1.0 0 1
13 2000-11-26 @ IND W 17–14 2 0.0 0 0
14 2000-12-03 @ BUF W 33–6 6 3.0 0 0
15 2000-12-10 vs TB L 13–16 6 0.5 0 0
16 2000-12-17 vs IND L 13–20 3 1.0 0 0
17 2000-12-24 @ NE W 27–24 0 0.0 1 3
P18 2000-12-30 vs IND W 23–17 OT 6 0.0 0 0
P19 2001-01-06 @ LV L 0–27 5 0.0 0 0
1999 game log (16 games) 1999 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 1999-09-13 @ DEN W 38–21 3 0.0 0 0
2 1999-09-19 vs ARI W 19–16 4 0.0 0 0
4 1999-10-04 vs BUF L 18–23 3 0.0 0 0
5 1999-10-10 @ IND W 34–31 3 0.0 0 0
6 1999-10-17 @ NE W 31–30 4 0.0 0 0
7 1999-10-24 vs PHI W 16–13 2 1.0 0 0
8 1999-10-31 @ LV W 16–9 2 1.0 0 2
9 1999-11-07 vs TEN W 17–0 1 0.0 0 0
10 1999-11-14 @ BUF L 3–23 4 0.0 0 1
11 1999-11-21 vs NE W 27–17 4 0.5 1 1
12 1999-11-25 @ DAL L 0–20 3 0.0 0 0
13 1999-12-05 vs IND L 34–37 3 0.0 0 0
14 1999-12-12 @ NYJ L 20–28 4 0.0 0 0
16 1999-12-27 vs NYJ L 31–38 4 0.0 0 0
17 2000-01-02 @ WAS L 10–21 1 0.0 0 0
P19 2000-01-15 @ JAX L 7–62 3 0.0 0 0
Data through 2026 week 9. Play-by-play, schedules, rosters and player details: nflverse (CC BY 4.0). EPA is nflfastR’s; WPA is our model’s. Stabilised rates and 90% intervals: see the leaderboards’ notes.