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Joe Thomas
OLB · GB/DAL/HOU/CHI · 2015–2022
Born May 6, 1991 · College South Carolina State · Undrafted · 6-1, 227 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | GB | 13 | 25 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 playoffs | GB | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | GB | 16 | 70 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 playoffs | GB | 3 | 11 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | GB | 5 | 14 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | DAL | 6 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 playoffs | DAL | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | DAL | 13 | 33 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | DAL | 10 | 48 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | HOU | 5 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CHI | 13 | 61 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | CHI | 81 | 278 | 2.5 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
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 | GB | 16 | – | – | 624 | 61.5 |
| 2016 playoffs | GB | 3 | – | – | 176 | 88.0 |
| 2017 | GB | 7 | 1 | 1.3 | 100 | 26.4 |
| 2018 | DAL | 6 | – | – | 58 | 14.4 |
| 2018 playoffs | DAL | 1 | – | – | 4 | 7.5 |
| 2019 | DAL | 14 | – | – | 241 | 25.7 |
| 2020 | DAL | 13 | 2 | 1.4 | 400 | 52.5 |
| 2021 | HOU/BAL | 5 | – | – | 83 | 24.7 |
| 2022 | CHI | 14 | – | – | 399 | 46.4 |
Game logs
2022 game log (13 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | vs HOU | W 23–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ NYG | L 12–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-13 | vs WAS | L 7–12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-24 | @ NE | W 33–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | @ DAL | L 29–49 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | vs MIA | L 32–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | vs DET | L 30–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | @ ATL | L 24–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-04 | vs GB | L 19–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | vs PHI | L 20–25 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | vs BUF | L 13–35 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | @ DET | L 10–41 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | vs MIN | L 13–29 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 game log (5 games)
2020 game log (10 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | @ LA | L 17–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2020-09-20 | vs ATL | W 40–39 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | @ SEA | L 31–38 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | vs CLE | L 38–49 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2020-10-11 | vs NYG | W 37–34 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2020-10-19 | vs ARI | L 10–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | @ PHI | L 9–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2020-12-08 | @ BAL | L 17–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2020-12-20 | vs SF | W 41–33 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2020-12-27 | vs PHI | W 37–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 game log (13 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | vs NYG | W 35–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-22 | vs MIA | W 31–6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2019-09-29 | @ NO | L 10–12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | vs GB | L 24–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2019-10-13 | @ NYJ | L 22–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2019-10-20 | vs PHI | W 37–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2019-11-04 | @ NYG | W 37–18 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2019-11-10 | vs MIN | L 24–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | @ NE | L 9–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2019-11-28 | vs BUF | L 15–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-05 | @ CHI | L 24–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | vs LA | W 44–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-22 | @ PHI | L 9–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (8 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | @ CAR | L 8–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2018-09-16 | vs NYG | W 20–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | @ SEA | L 13–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | vs DET | W 26–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | @ HOU | L 16–19 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | @ NYG | W 36–35 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2019-01-05 | vs SEA | W 24–22 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2019-01-12 | @ LA | L 22–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (5 games)
2016 game log (19 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | @ JAX | W 27–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | @ MIN | L 14–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | vs DET | W 34–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2016-10-09 | vs NYG | W 23–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2016-10-16 | vs DAL | L 16–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2016-10-20 | vs CHI | W 26–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2016-10-30 | @ ATL | L 32–33 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2016-11-06 | vs IND | L 26–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2016-11-13 | @ TEN | L 25–47 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2016-11-20 | @ WAS | L 24–42 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2016-11-28 | @ PHI | W 27–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-04 | vs HOU | W 21–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | vs SEA | W 38–10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | @ CHI | W 30–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | vs MIN | W 38–25 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | @ DET | W 31–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P18 | 2017-01-08 | vs NYG | W 38–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2017-01-15 | @ DAL | W 34–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P20 | 2017-01-22 | @ ATL | L 21–44 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (15 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2015-09-28 | vs KC | W 38–28 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2015-10-04 | @ SF | W 17–3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2015-10-11 | vs LA | W 24–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2015-10-18 | vs LAC | W 27–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2015-11-01 | @ DEN | L 10–29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2015-11-08 | @ CAR | L 29–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2015-11-15 | vs DET | L 16–18 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2015-11-22 | @ MIN | W 30–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2015-11-26 | vs CHI | L 13–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2015-12-03 | @ DET | W 27–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2015-12-20 | @ LV | W 30–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2015-12-27 | @ ARI | L 8–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2016-01-03 | vs MIN | L 13–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2016-01-10 | @ WAS | W 35–18 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2016-01-16 | @ ARI | L 20–26 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |