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Matt Milano
OLB · BUF · 2017–2025
Born July 28, 1994 · College Boston College · Drafted 2017, round 5, pick 163 (BUF) · 6-0, 223 lb
1st-team All-Pro (2022) · Pro Bowl (2022)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BUF | 12 | 49 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | BUF | 13 | 78 | 1.0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | BUF | 15 | 101 | 1.5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2019 playoffs | BUF | 1 | 12 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | BUF | 10 | 45 | 3.5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 playoffs | BUF | 3 | 25 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | BUF | 16 | 86 | 3.0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 playoffs | BUF | 2 | 16 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | BUF | 15 | 99 | 1.5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 playoffs | BUF | 2 | 20 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | BUF | 5 | 30 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | BUF | 4 | 16 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 playoffs | BUF | 3 | 17 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | BUF | 12 | 67 | 3.5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 playoffs | BUF | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | BUF | 102 | 571 | 14.0 | 43 | 62 | 10 | 39 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1st-team All-Pro, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BUF | 14 | – | – | 435 | 45.4 |
| 2018 | BUF | 13 | 2 | 1.5 | 724 | 90.5 |
| 2019 | BUF | 15 | – | – | 875 | 92.6 |
| 2019 playoffs | BUF | 1 | – | – | 64 | 100.0 |
| 2020 | BUF | 10 | – | – | 332 | 52.8 |
| 2020 playoffs | BUF | 3 | – | – | 209 | 99.1 |
| 2021 | BUF | 16 | – | – | 898 | 92.1 |
| 2021 playoffs | BUF | 2 | – | – | 122 | 89.1 |
| 2022 | BUF | 15 | – | – | 938 | 95.6 |
| 2022 playoffs | BUF | 2 | – | – | 140 | 99.3 |
| 2023 | BUF | 5 | – | – | 208 | 70.3 |
| 2024 | BUF | 4 | – | – | 183 | 69.8 |
| 2024 playoffs | BUF | 3 | – | – | 145 | 90.1 |
| 2025 | BUF | 12 | – | – | 484 | 72.5 |
| 2025 playoffs | BUF | 2 | – | – | 125 | 100.0 |
Game logs
2025 game log (14 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | vs BAL | W 41–40 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | @ NYJ | W 30–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | vs NE | L 20–23 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | vs KC | W 28–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | @ MIA | L 13–30 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs TB | W 44–32 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-20 | @ HOU | L 19–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | @ PIT | W 26–7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | vs CIN | W 39–34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | @ NE | W 35–31 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ CLE | W 23–20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | vs PHI | L 12–13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2026-01-11 | @ JAX | W 27–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P20 | 2026-01-17 | @ DEN | L 30–33 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (7 games)
2023 game log (5 games)
2022 game log (17 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-08 | @ LA | W 31–10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-09-19 | vs TEN | W 41–7 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | @ MIA | L 19–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ BAL | W 23–20 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | vs PIT | W 38–3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2022-10-16 | @ KC | W 24–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | vs GB | W 27–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | vs MIN | L 30–33 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | vs CLE | W 31–23 | 12 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-24 | @ DET | W 28–25 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2022-12-01 | @ NE | W 24–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2022-12-11 | vs NYJ | W 20–12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | 2022-12-17 | vs MIA | W 32–29 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | @ CHI | W 35–13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | vs NE | W 35–23 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| P19 | 2023-01-15 | vs MIA | W 34–31 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2023-01-22 | vs CIN | L 10–27 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 game log (18 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | vs PIT | L 16–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | @ MIA | W 35–0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | vs WAS | W 43–21 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2021-10-03 | vs HOU | W 40–0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2021-10-18 | @ TEN | L 31–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | vs MIA | W 26–11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | @ JAX | L 6–9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2021-11-14 | @ NYJ | W 45–17 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2021-11-21 | vs IND | L 15–41 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2021-11-25 | @ NO | W 31–6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2021-12-06 | vs NE | L 10–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-12 | @ TB | L 27–33 OT | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-19 | vs CAR | W 31–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2021-12-26 | @ NE | W 33–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | vs ATL | W 29–15 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 2022-01-09 | vs NYJ | W 27–10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2022-01-15 | vs NE | W 47–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P20 | 2022-01-23 | @ KC | L 36–42 OT | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (13 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | vs NYJ | W 27–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | vs LA | W 35–32 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | @ LV | W 30–23 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2020-10-25 | @ NYJ | W 18–10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | vs NE | W 24–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2020-12-07 | @ SF | W 34–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2020-12-13 | vs PIT | W 26–15 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2020-12-19 | @ DEN | W 48–19 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2020-12-28 | @ NE | W 38–9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2021-01-03 | vs MIA | W 56–26 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2021-01-09 | vs IND | W 27–24 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2021-01-16 | vs BAL | W 17–3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| P20 | 2021-01-24 | @ KC | L 24–38 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 game log (16 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | @ NYJ | W 17–16 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2019-09-15 | @ NYG | W 28–14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-22 | vs CIN | W 21–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2019-09-29 | vs NE | L 10–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | @ TEN | W 14–7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2019-10-27 | vs PHI | L 13–31 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2019-11-03 | vs WAS | W 24–9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2019-11-10 | @ CLE | L 16–19 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | @ MIA | W 37–20 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | vs DEN | W 20–3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 2019-11-28 | @ DAL | W 26–15 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | vs BAL | L 17–24 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | @ PIT | W 17–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-21 | @ NE | L 17–24 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | vs NYJ | L 6–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2020-01-04 | @ HOU | L 19–22 OT | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (13 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | @ BAL | L 3–47 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2018-09-16 | vs LAC | L 20–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | @ MIN | W 27–6 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | @ GB | L 0–22 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | vs TEN | W 13–12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-14 | @ HOU | L 13–20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | @ IND | L 5–37 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-29 | vs NE | L 6–25 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 2018-11-04 | vs CHI | L 9–41 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | @ NYJ | W 41–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | vs JAX | W 24–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | @ MIA | L 17–21 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2018-12-09 | vs NYJ | L 23–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (12 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-10 | vs NYJ | W 21–12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | @ ATL | W 23–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2017-10-08 | @ CIN | L 16–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | vs TB | W 30–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2017-10-29 | vs LV | W 34–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | vs NO | L 10–47 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | @ KC | W 16–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | vs NE | L 3–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2017-12-10 | vs IND | W 13–7 OT | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | vs MIA | W 24–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | @ NE | L 16–37 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | @ MIA | W 22–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |