Mark Royals

P · TB/JAX/MIA · 1999–2003

Born June 22, 1965 · College Appalachian State; Chowan College · Undrafted · 6-5, 225 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	QB hits	Tackles for loss	Passes defensed
1999	TB	2	2	–	–	–
2000	TB	4	3	–	–	–
Career	JAX	8	5	0	0	0

Over expected: against the season’s average punter from the same spots, in the same weather (our frozen punt model).

Season	Team	G	Punts	Net yards over expected / punt	Stabilised	Gross yards over expected / punt	Inside 20 %	Touchback %
1999	TB	16	90	+0.99	+0.49−0.92 to +1.91	+0.60	26.7	8.9
1999 playoffs	TB	2	15	+0.74		+0.81	33.3	6.7
2000	TB	15	85	+0.19	+0.14−1.30 to +1.58	−0.46	22.4	9.4
2000 playoffs	TB	1	6	−2.78		−0.48	0.0	0.0
2001	TB	16	83	−0.14	−0.07−1.52 to +1.38	−0.92	31.3	9.6
2001 playoffs	TB	1	5	+2.05		−0.50	0.0	0.0
2002	MIA	16	69	−0.40	−0.13−1.65 to +1.39	−0.85	26.1	8.7
2003	MIA/JAX	14	61	+0.13	+0.02−1.52 to +1.56	−0.57	23.0	9.8

2003 game log (14 games)

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Net yds over exp.	Inside 20
1	2003-09-07	vs HOU	L 20–21	7	−2.2	3
2	2003-09-14	@ NYJ	W 21–10	5	+25.8	2
3	2003-09-21	vs BUF	W 17–7	4	−2.5	0
6	2003-10-12	vs MIA	L 10–24	1	+2.7	0
8	2003-10-26	vs TEN	L 17–30	3	+20.6	2
9	2003-11-02	@ BAL	L 17–24	7	+10.1	2
10	2003-11-09	vs IND	W 28–23	4	−10.6	2
11	2003-11-16	@ TEN	L 3–10	6	−33.9	1
12	2003-11-23	@ NYJ	L 10–13	4	+5.6	1
13	2003-11-30	vs TB	W 17–10	3	+16.6	0
14	2003-12-07	vs HOU	W 27–0	6	+13.7	1
15	2003-12-14	@ NE	L 13–27	5	−8.1	0
16	2003-12-21	vs NO	W 20–19	2	−21.5	0
17	2003-12-28	@ ATL	L 14–21	4	−8.3	0

2002 game log (16 games)

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Net yds over exp.	Inside 20
1	2002-09-08	vs DET	W 49–21	5	−7.1	0
2	2002-09-15	@ IND	W 21–13	4	+12.1	2
3	2002-09-22	vs NYJ	W 30–3	4	+16.7	3
4	2002-09-29	@ KC	L 30–48	2	+9.2	1
5	2002-10-06	vs NE	W 26–13	3	−0.9	0
6	2002-10-13	@ DEN	W 24–22	5	−9.7	1
7	2002-10-20	vs BUF	L 10–23	4	+10.9	1
9	2002-11-04	@ GB	L 10–24	5	+20.7	3
10	2002-11-10	@ NYJ	L 10–13	5	+16.4	3
11	2002-11-17	vs BAL	W 26–7	7	−41.5	0
12	2002-11-24	vs LAC	W 30–3	3	+22.2	2
13	2002-12-01	@ BUF	L 21–38	4	−36.3	0
14	2002-12-09	vs CHI	W 27–9	5	−13.0	1
15	2002-12-15	vs LV	W 23–17	3	−4.6	0
16	2002-12-21	@ MIN	L 17–20	2	−8.5	0
17	2002-12-29	@ NE	L 24–27 OT	8	−12.5	1

2001 game log (17 games)

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Net yds over exp.	Inside 20
1	2001-09-09	@ DAL	W 10–6	4	−13.4	1
3	2001-09-30	@ MIN	L 16–20	3	+5.5	1
4	2001-10-07	vs GB	W 14–10	6	+14.3	2
5	2001-10-14	@ TEN	L 28–31 OT	6	−44.8	2
6	2001-10-21	vs PIT	L 10–17	5	+27.6	2
7	2001-10-28	vs MIN	W 41–14	2	−20.5	0
8	2001-11-04	@ GB	L 20–21	9	+21.6	4
9	2001-11-11	@ DET	W 20–17	7	−0.8	2
10	2001-11-18	vs CHI	L 24–27	4	−9.0	0
11	2001-11-26	@ LA	W 24–17	5	−8.0	0
12	2001-12-02	@ CIN	W 16–13 OT	3	+13.2	2
13	2001-12-09	vs DET	W 15–12	5	−8.2	1
14	2001-12-16	@ CHI	L 3–27	8	−11.5	2
15	2001-12-23	vs NO	W 48–21	3	+8.0	1
16	2001-12-29	vs BAL	W 22–10	7	+27.3	4
17	2002-01-06	vs PHI	L 13–17	6	−12.3	2
P18	2002-01-12	@ PHI	L 9–31	5	+10.2	0

2000 game log (16 games)

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	INT	PD	Punts	Net yds over exp.	Inside 20
1	2000-09-03	@ NE	W 21–16	1	0.0	0	0	10	−33.0	1
2	2000-09-10	vs CHI	W 41–0	–	–	–	–	5	−10.5	0
3	2000-09-17	@ DET	W 31–10	–	–	–	–	4	+11.1	2
4	2000-09-24	vs NYJ	L 17–21	1	0.0	0	0	7	+29.4	2
5	2000-10-01	@ WAS	L 17–20 OT	–	–	–	–	9	−19.7	2
6	2000-10-09	@ MIN	L 23–30	–	–	–	–	1	+9.4	0
8	2000-10-19	vs DET	L 14–28	–	–	–	–	3	+18.1	2
10	2000-11-05	@ ATL	W 27–14	0	0.0	0	0	4	+6.9	1
11	2000-11-12	vs GB	W 20–15	1	0.0	0	0	6	−26.8	0
12	2000-11-19	@ CHI	L 10–13	–	–	–	–	5	−11.9	1
13	2000-11-26	vs BUF	W 31–17	–	–	–	–	7	+42.3	3
14	2000-12-03	vs DAL	W 27–7	–	–	–	–	5	+25.3	2
15	2000-12-10	@ MIA	W 16–13	–	–	–	–	6	−18.2	1
16	2000-12-18	vs LA	W 38–35	–	–	–	–	2	−8.1	0
17	2000-12-24	@ GB	L 14–17 OT	–	–	–	–	11	+1.1	2
P18	2000-12-31	@ PHI	L 3–21	–	–	–	–	6	−16.7	0

1999 game log (18 games)

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	INT	PD	Punts	Net yds over exp.	Inside 20
1	1999-09-12	vs NYG	L 13–17	–	–	–	–	8	+50.0	3
2	1999-09-19	@ PHI	W 19–5	–	–	–	–	5	−4.2	1
3	1999-09-26	vs DEN	W 13–10	2	0.0	0	0	6	+24.7	3
4	1999-10-03	@ MIN	L 14–21	–	–	–	–	5	+14.6	3
5	1999-10-10	@ GB	L 23–26	–	–	–	–	3	−0.5	1
7	1999-10-24	vs CHI	W 6–3	–	–	–	–	7	−17.1	1
8	1999-10-31	@ DET	L 3–20	–	–	–	–	4	−3.8	1
9	1999-11-07	@ NO	W 31–16	–	–	–	–	2	+8.4	1
10	1999-11-14	vs KC	W 17–10	–	–	–	–	6	+21.4	2
11	1999-11-21	vs ATL	W 19–10	–	–	–	–	5	−16.3	1
12	1999-11-28	@ SEA	W 16–3	–	–	–	–	9	−36.1	1
13	1999-12-06	vs MIN	W 24–17	–	–	–	–	4	+9.1	1
14	1999-12-12	vs DET	W 23–16	–	–	–	–	6	−1.5	1
15	1999-12-19	@ LV	L 0–45	–	–	–	–	9	+30.9	1
16	1999-12-26	vs GB	W 29–10	0	0.0	0	0	5	+16.0	2
17	2000-01-02	@ CHI	W 20–6	–	–	–	–	6	−7.5	1
P19	2000-01-15	vs WAS	W 14–13	–	–	–	–	10	−1.3	3
P20	2000-01-23	@ LA	L 6–11	–	–	–	–	5	+12.3	2