Matthew Slater

WR · NE · 2008–2023

Born September 9, 1985 · College UCLA · Drafted 2008, round 5, pick 153 (NE) · 6-0, 205 lb

1st-team All-Pro ×2 (2016, 2019) · 2nd-team All-Pro ×3 (2017, 2020, 2021) · Pro Bowl ×10 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021)

EPA per target by season

Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Carries	Yds	YPC	EPA/carry	Success %	Rush EPA	Rush WPA (wins)
2009	NE	5	1	6	6.00	+0.262	100.0	+0.3	+0.00
2016	NE	6	1	5	5.00	+0.650	100.0	+0.6	+0.00
Career	NE	129	2	11	5.50	+0.456	100.0	+0.9	+0.00

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Targets	Rec	Yds	Catch %	EPA/target	Stabilised EPA/target	Target share %	aDOT	Rec EPA	Rec WPA (wins)
2009 playoffs	NE	1	1	0	0	0.0	−0.343		2.4	25.0	−0.3	−0.00
2010	NE	10	1	0	0	0.0	−0.769	−0.064−0.256 to +0.128	0.3	51.0	−0.8	−0.00
2011	NE	11	3	1	46	33.3	+0.694		0.7	42.0	+2.1	+0.06
2011 playoffs	NE	3	1	0	0	0.0	−4.225		0.9	50.0	−4.2	−0.13
2013 playoffs	NE	2	1	0	0	0.0	−1.453		1.6	33.0	−1.5	−0.03
2015	NE	13	1	0	0	0.0	+0.696	−0.032−0.224 to +0.160	0.2	34.0	+0.7	−0.01
2016	NE	6	1	0	0	0.0	−0.471	−0.042−0.234 to +0.149	0.5	49.0	−0.5	−0.01
Career	NE	129	6	1	46	16.7	+0.256		0.1	43.3	+1.5	+0.05

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	Tackles for loss	Passes defensed	Forced fumbles
2008	NE	8	12	–	–	0
2009	NE	5	6	0	0	0
2009 playoffs	NE	1	1	0	0	0
2010	NE	10	16	0	0	0
2010 playoffs	NE	1	1	0	0	0
2011	NE	11	24	0	0	1
2011 playoffs	NE	3	4	0	0	0
2012	NE	11	19	1	0	0
2012 playoffs	NE	1	1	0	0	0
2013	NE	7	11	0	0	0
2013 playoffs	NE	2	3	0	0	0
2014	NE	9	16	0	0	0
2014 playoffs	NE	2	2	0	0	0
2015	NE	13	17	0	0	0
2015 playoffs	NE	1	1	0	0	0
2016	NE	6	6	0	0	0
2016 playoffs	NE	1	2	0	0	0
2017	NE	6	7	0	0	0
2017 playoffs	NE	2	2	0	0	0
2018	NE	9	11	0	0	0
2018 playoffs	NE	2	3	0	0	0
2019	NE	6	10	0	0	0
2019 playoffs	NE	1	1	0	0	0
2020	NE	5	7	0	0	0
2021	NE	10	11	0	0	0
2021 playoffs	NE	1	2	0	0	0
2022	NE	8	13	0	0	0
2023	NE	5	6	0	0	0
Career	NE	129	192	1	0	1

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
2011	Pro Bowl
2012	Pro Bowl
2013	Pro Bowl
2014	Pro Bowl
2015	Pro Bowl
2016	1st-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl
2017	2nd-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl
2019	1st-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl
2020	2nd-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl
2021	2nd-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
2016	NE	8	42	7.5	1	1.3
2016 playoffs	NE	1	1	1.0	–	–
2017	NE	2	5	3.5	–	–
2017 playoffs	NE	1	1	1.4	–	–
2018	NE	1	2	3.0	–	–
2019	NE	5	4	2.9	3	1.5
2020	NE	2	–	–	2	1.4
2021	NE	1	–	–	1	1.4
2023	NE	1	–	–	1	1.4

Game logs

2023 game log (5 games)

2023 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles
4	2023-10-01	@ DAL	L 3–38	1
5	2023-10-08	vs NO	L 0–34	1
14	2023-12-07	@ PIT	W 21–18	1
17	2023-12-31	@ BUF	L 21–27	2
18	2024-01-07	vs NYJ	L 3–17	1

2022 game log (8 games)

2022 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles
4	2022-10-02	@ GB	L 24–27 OT	2
9	2022-11-06	vs IND	W 26–3	1
11	2022-11-20	vs NYJ	W 10–3	1
13	2022-12-01	vs BUF	L 10–24	1
14	2022-12-12	@ ARI	W 27–13	3
16	2022-12-24	vs CIN	L 18–22	2
17	2023-01-01	vs MIA	W 23–21	2
18	2023-01-08	@ BUF	L 23–35	1

2021 game log (11 games)

2021 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles
2	2021-09-19	@ NYJ	W 25–6	1
4	2021-10-03	vs TB	L 17–19	1
5	2021-10-10	@ HOU	W 25–22	1
8	2021-10-31	@ LAC	W 27–24	1
9	2021-11-07	@ CAR	W 24–6	2
10	2021-11-14	vs CLE	W 45–7	1
11	2021-11-18	@ ATL	W 25–0	1
13	2021-12-06	@ BUF	W 14–10	1
17	2022-01-02	vs JAX	W 50–10	1
18	2022-01-09	@ MIA	L 24–33	1
P19	2022-01-15	@ BUF	L 17–47	2

2020 game log (5 games)

2020 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles
2	2020-09-20	@ SEA	L 30–35	1
8	2020-11-01	@ BUF	L 21–24	1
9	2020-11-09	@ NYJ	W 30–27	2
11	2020-11-22	@ HOU	L 20–27	1
17	2021-01-03	vs NYJ	W 28–14	2

2019 game log (7 games)

2019 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles
2	2019-09-15	@ MIA	W 43–0	2
4	2019-09-29	@ BUF	W 16–10	1
7	2019-10-21	@ NYJ	W 33–0	2
8	2019-10-27	vs CLE	W 27–13	1
14	2019-12-08	vs KC	L 16–23	2
15	2019-12-15	@ CIN	W 34–13	2
P18	2020-01-04	vs TEN	L 13–20	1

2018 game log (11 games)

2018 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles
1	2018-09-09	vs HOU	W 27–20	1
2	2018-09-16	@ JAX	L 20–31	1
3	2018-09-23	@ DET	L 10–26	1
5	2018-10-04	vs IND	W 38–24	1
7	2018-10-21	@ CHI	W 38–31	1
9	2018-11-04	vs GB	W 31–17	2
13	2018-12-02	vs MIN	W 24–10	1
16	2018-12-23	vs BUF	W 24–12	2
17	2018-12-30	vs NYJ	W 38–3	1
P19	2019-01-13	vs LAC	W 41–28	2
P21	2019-02-03	@ LA	W 13–3	1

2017 game log (8 games)

2017 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles
7	2017-10-22	vs ATL	W 23–7	1
8	2017-10-29	vs LAC	W 21–13	1
10	2017-11-12	@ DEN	W 41–16	2
14	2017-12-11	@ MIA	L 20–27	1
15	2017-12-17	@ PIT	W 27–24	1
17	2017-12-31	vs NYJ	W 26–6	1
P19	2018-01-13	vs TEN	W 35–14	1
P20	2018-01-21	vs JAX	W 24–20	1

2016 game log (7 games)

2016 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec EPA	Tackles
2	2016-09-18	vs MIA	W 31–24	0	0	0.0	1	−0.5	1
4	2016-10-02	vs BUF	L 0–16	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2
5	2016-10-09	@ CLE	W 33–13	1	5	+0.6	0	0.0	0
8	2016-10-30	@ BUF	W 41–25	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1
10	2016-11-13	vs SEA	L 24–31	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1
17	2017-01-01	@ MIA	W 35–14	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1
P19	2017-01-14	vs HOU	W 34–16	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2

2015 game log (14 games)

2015 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2015-09-10	vs PIT	W 28–21	0	0.0	1
3	2015-09-27	vs JAX	W 51–17	0	0.0	1
5	2015-10-11	@ DAL	W 30–6	1	+0.7	1
7	2015-10-25	vs NYJ	W 30–23	0	0.0	1
8	2015-10-29	vs MIA	W 36–7	0	0.0	1
9	2015-11-08	vs WAS	W 27–10	0	0.0	3
10	2015-11-15	@ NYG	W 27–26	0	0.0	2
11	2015-11-23	vs BUF	W 20–13	0	0.0	1
13	2015-12-06	vs PHI	L 28–35	0	0.0	2
14	2015-12-13	@ HOU	W 27–6	0	0.0	1
15	2015-12-20	vs TEN	W 33–16	0	0.0	1
16	2015-12-27	@ NYJ	L 20–26 OT	0	0.0	1
17	2016-01-03	@ MIA	L 10–20	0	0.0	1
P20	2016-01-24	@ DEN	L 18–20	0	0.0	1

2014 game log (11 games)

2014 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles
3	2014-09-21	vs LV	W 16–9	3
4	2014-09-29	@ KC	L 14–41	3
5	2014-10-05	vs CIN	W 43–17	3
8	2014-10-26	vs CHI	W 51–23	1
12	2014-11-23	vs DET	W 34–9	1
13	2014-11-30	@ GB	L 21–26	1
14	2014-12-07	@ LAC	W 23–14	1
16	2014-12-21	@ NYJ	W 17–16	2
17	2014-12-28	vs BUF	L 9–17	1
P20	2015-01-18	vs IND	W 45–7	1
P21	2015-02-01	@ SEA	W 28–24	1

2013 game log (9 games)

2013 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec EPA	Tackles
2	2013-09-12	vs NYJ	W 13–10	0	0.0	1
7	2013-10-20	@ NYJ	L 27–30 OT	0	0.0	1
9	2013-11-03	vs PIT	W 55–31	0	0.0	2
12	2013-11-24	vs DEN	W 34–31 OT	0	0.0	2
15	2013-12-15	@ MIA	L 20–24	0	0.0	2
16	2013-12-22	@ BAL	W 41–7	0	0.0	2
17	2013-12-29	vs BUF	W 34–20	0	0.0	1
P19	2014-01-11	vs IND	W 43–22	0	0.0	3
P20	2014-01-19	@ DEN	L 16–26	1	−1.5	0

2012 game log (12 games)

2012 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles
3	2012-09-23	@ BAL	L 30–31	1
4	2012-09-30	@ BUF	W 52–28	1
5	2012-10-07	vs DEN	W 31–21	1
6	2012-10-14	@ SEA	L 23–24	3
8	2012-10-28	@ LA	W 45–7	1
10	2012-11-11	vs BUF	W 37–31	1
11	2012-11-18	vs IND	W 59–24	2
12	2012-11-22	@ NYJ	W 49–19	2
13	2012-12-02	@ MIA	W 23–16	3
14	2012-12-10	vs HOU	W 42–14	1
15	2012-12-16	vs SF	L 34–41	3
P19	2013-01-13	vs HOU	W 41–28	1

2011 game log (14 games)

2011 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2011-09-12	@ MIA	W 38–24	2	1	46	+2.6	1
2	2011-09-18	vs LAC	W 35–21	0	0	0	0.0	1
3	2011-09-25	@ BUF	L 31–34	0	0	0	0.0	1
4	2011-10-02	@ LV	W 31–19	1	0	0	−0.5	2
5	2011-10-09	vs NYJ	W 30–21	0	0	0	0.0	1
8	2011-10-30	@ PIT	L 17–25	0	0	0	0.0	1
10	2011-11-13	@ NYJ	W 37–16	0	0	0	0.0	3
11	2011-11-21	vs KC	W 34–3	0	0	0	0.0	2
13	2011-12-04	vs IND	W 31–24	0	0	0	0.0	7
14	2011-12-11	@ WAS	W 34–27	0	0	0	0.0	1
15	2011-12-18	@ DEN	W 41–23	0	0	0	0.0	4
P19	2012-01-14	vs DEN	W 45–10	0	0	0	0.0	1
P20	2012-01-22	vs BAL	W 23–20	1	0	0	−4.2	1
P21	2012-02-05	vs NYG	L 17–21	0	0	0	0.0	2

2010 game log (11 games)

2010 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2010-09-12	vs CIN	W 38–24	0	0.0	2
2	2010-09-19	@ NYJ	L 14–28	0	0.0	1
3	2010-09-26	vs BUF	W 38–30	1	−0.8	1
9	2010-11-07	@ CLE	L 14–34	0	0.0	2
10	2010-11-14	@ PIT	W 39–26	0	0.0	1
13	2010-12-06	vs NYJ	W 45–3	0	0.0	3
14	2010-12-12	@ CHI	W 36–7	0	0.0	1
15	2010-12-19	vs GB	W 31–27	0	0.0	2
16	2010-12-26	@ BUF	W 34–3	0	0.0	1
17	2011-01-02	vs MIA	W 38–7	0	0.0	2
P19	2011-01-16	vs NYJ	L 21–28	0	0.0	1

2009 game log (6 games)

2009 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec EPA	Tackles
5	2009-10-11	@ DEN	L 17–20 OT	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1
7	2009-10-25	@ TB	W 35–7	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2
11	2009-11-22	vs NYJ	W 31–14	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1
13	2009-12-06	@ MIA	L 21–22	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1
15	2009-12-20	@ BUF	W 17–10	1	6	+0.3	0	0.0	1
P18	2010-01-10	vs BAL	L 14–33	0	0	0.0	1	−0.3	1

2008 game log (8 games)

2008 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles
1	2008-09-07	vs KC	W 17–10	2
7	2008-10-20	vs DEN	W 41–7	1
10	2008-11-09	vs BUF	W 20–10	1
11	2008-11-13	vs NYJ	L 31–34 OT	1
14	2008-12-07	@ SEA	W 24–21	3
15	2008-12-14	@ LV	W 49–26	1
16	2008-12-21	vs ARI	W 47–7	2
17	2008-12-28	@ BUF	W 13–0	1