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Michael Bennett
DE · TB/SEA/PHI/DAL · 2009–2019
Born November 13, 1985 · College Texas A&M · Undrafted · 6-4, 274 lb
Pro Bowl ×3 (2015, 2016, 2017)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | TB | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | TB | 10 | 15 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | TB | 14 | 39 | 4.0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | TB | 16 | 40 | 9.0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | SEA | 13 | 31 | 8.5 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 playoffs | SEA | 3 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | SEA | 15 | 38 | 7.0 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 playoffs | SEA | 3 | 9 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | SEA | 16 | 51 | 10.0 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 playoffs | SEA | 2 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | SEA | 11 | 34 | 5.0 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 playoffs | SEA | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | SEA | 16 | 40 | 8.5 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | PHI | 16 | 33 | 9.0 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 playoffs | PHI | 2 | 7 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | DAL | 13 | 32 | 6.5 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | DAL | 142 | 356 | 69.5 | 194 | 132 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Pro Bowl |
| 2016 | Pro Bowl |
| 2017 | 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 | SEA | 11 | – | – | 561 | 80.5 |
| 2016 playoffs | SEA | 2 | – | – | 106 | 88.3 |
| 2017 | SEA | 16 | – | – | 920 | 85.1 |
| 2018 | PHI | 16 | – | – | 711 | 69.0 |
| 2018 playoffs | PHI | 2 | – | – | 111 | 82.2 |
| 2019 | NE/DAL | 15 | – | – | 547 | 56.6 |
Game logs
2019 game log (13 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2019-09-15 | @ MIA | W 43–0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-22 | vs NYJ | W 30–14 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2019-09-29 | @ BUF | W 16–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | @ WAS | W 33–7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2019-11-04 | @ NYG | W 37–18 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2019-11-10 | vs MIN | L 24–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | @ DET | W 35–27 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | @ NE | L 9–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2019-11-28 | vs BUF | L 15–26 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-05 | @ CHI | L 24–31 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | vs LA | W 44–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-22 | @ PHI | L 9–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | vs WAS | W 47–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (18 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-06 | vs ATL | W 18–12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2018-09-16 | @ TB | L 21–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | vs IND | W 20–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | @ TEN | L 23–26 OT | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | vs MIN | L 21–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-11 | @ NYG | W 34–13 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | vs CAR | L 17–21 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-28 | @ JAX | W 24–18 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | vs DAL | L 20–27 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2018-11-18 | @ NO | L 7–48 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | vs NYG | W 25–22 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-03 | vs WAS | W 28–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2018-12-09 | @ DAL | L 23–29 OT | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2018-12-16 | @ LA | W 30–23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2018-12-23 | vs HOU | W 32–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | @ WAS | W 24–0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2019-01-06 | @ CHI | W 16–15 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2019-01-13 | @ NO | L 14–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (16 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-10 | @ GB | L 9–17 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2017-09-17 | vs SF | W 12–9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | @ TEN | L 27–33 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | vs IND | W 46–18 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2017-10-08 | @ LA | W 16–10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | @ NYG | W 24–7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2017-10-29 | vs HOU | W 41–38 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2017-11-05 | vs WAS | L 14–17 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2017-11-09 | @ ARI | W 22–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2017-11-20 | vs ATL | L 31–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | @ SF | W 24–13 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | vs PHI | W 24–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2017-12-10 | @ JAX | L 24–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | vs LA | L 7–42 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | @ DAL | W 21–12 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | vs ARI | L 24–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 game log (13 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | vs MIA | W 12–10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | @ LA | L 3–9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | vs SF | W 37–18 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2016-10-02 | @ NYJ | W 27–17 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2016-10-16 | vs ATL | W 26–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2016-10-23 | @ ARI | T 6–6 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-04 | vs CAR | W 40–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | @ GB | L 10–38 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-15 | vs LA | W 24–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | vs ARI | L 31–34 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | @ SF | W 25–23 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2017-01-07 | vs DET | W 26–6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2017-01-14 | @ ATL | L 20–36 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
2015 game log (18 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-13 | @ LA | L 31–34 OT | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2015-09-20 | @ GB | L 17–27 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2015-09-27 | vs CHI | W 26–0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2015-10-05 | vs DET | W 13–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2015-10-11 | @ CIN | L 24–27 OT | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2015-10-18 | vs CAR | L 23–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2015-10-22 | @ SF | W 20–3 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2015-11-01 | @ DAL | W 13–12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2015-11-15 | vs ARI | L 32–39 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2015-11-22 | vs SF | W 29–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2015-11-29 | vs PIT | W 39–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2015-12-06 | @ MIN | W 38–7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2015-12-13 | @ BAL | W 35–6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2015-12-20 | vs CLE | W 30–13 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2015-12-27 | vs LA | L 17–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2016-01-03 | @ ARI | W 36–6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2016-01-10 | @ MIN | W 10–9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2016-01-17 | @ CAR | L 24–31 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2014 game log (18 games)
2014 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014-09-04 | vs GB | W 36–16 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2014-09-14 | @ LAC | L 21–30 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2014-09-21 | vs DEN | W 26–20 OT | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2014-10-06 | @ WAS | W 27–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2014-10-12 | vs DAL | L 23–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2014-10-19 | @ LA | L 26–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2014-10-26 | @ CAR | W 13–9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2014-11-02 | vs LV | W 30–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2014-11-09 | vs NYG | W 38–17 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2014-11-23 | vs ARI | W 19–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2014-11-27 | @ SF | W 19–3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2014-12-07 | @ PHI | W 24–14 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2014-12-14 | vs SF | W 17–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2014-12-21 | @ ARI | W 35–6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2014-12-28 | vs LA | W 20–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2015-01-10 | vs CAR | W 31–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2015-01-18 | vs GB | W 28–22 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2015-02-01 | vs NE | L 24–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 game log (16 games)
2013 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2013-09-15 | vs SF | W 29–3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2013-09-22 | vs JAX | W 45–17 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2013-09-29 | @ HOU | W 23–20 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2013-10-06 | @ IND | L 28–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2013-10-13 | vs TEN | W 20–13 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2013-10-17 | @ ARI | W 34–22 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2013-11-03 | vs TB | W 27–24 OT | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2013-11-10 | @ ATL | W 33–10 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2013-11-17 | vs MIN | W 41–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2013-12-02 | vs NO | W 34–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2013-12-15 | @ NYG | W 23–0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2013-12-22 | vs ARI | L 10–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2013-12-29 | vs LA | W 27–9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2014-01-11 | vs NO | W 23–15 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2014-01-19 | vs SF | W 23–17 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2014-02-02 | @ DEN | W 43–8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 game log (16 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-09-09 | vs CAR | W 16–10 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2012-09-16 | @ NYG | L 34–41 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2012-09-23 | @ DAL | L 10–16 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2012-09-30 | vs WAS | L 22–24 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2012-10-14 | vs KC | W 38–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2012-10-21 | vs NO | L 28–35 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2012-10-25 | @ MIN | W 36–17 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2012-11-04 | @ LV | W 42–32 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2012-11-11 | vs LAC | W 34–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2012-11-18 | @ CAR | W 27–21 OT | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2012-11-25 | vs ATL | L 23–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2012-12-02 | @ DEN | L 23–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2012-12-09 | vs PHI | L 21–23 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2012-12-16 | @ NO | L 0–41 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2012-12-23 | vs LA | L 13–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-12-30 | @ ATL | W 22–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2011 game log (14 games)
2011 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011-09-11 | vs DET | L 20–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2011-09-18 | @ MIN | W 24–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2011-09-25 | vs ATL | W 16–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2011-10-03 | vs IND | W 24–17 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2011-10-09 | @ SF | L 3–48 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2011-10-16 | vs NO | W 26–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2011-10-23 | vs CHI | L 18–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2011-11-06 | @ NO | L 16–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2011-11-13 | vs HOU | L 9–37 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2011-11-20 | @ GB | L 26–35 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2011-12-11 | @ JAX | L 14–41 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2011-12-17 | vs DAL | L 15–31 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2011-12-24 | @ CAR | L 16–48 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-01-01 | @ ATL | L 24–45 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 game log (10 games)
2010 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2010-10-31 | @ ARI | W 38–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2010-11-07 | @ ATL | L 21–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2010-11-14 | vs CAR | W 31–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2010-11-21 | @ SF | W 21–0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2010-11-28 | @ BAL | L 10–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2010-12-05 | vs ATL | L 24–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2010-12-12 | @ WAS | W 17–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2010-12-19 | vs DET | L 20–23 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2010-12-26 | vs SEA | W 38–15 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2011-01-02 | @ NO | W 23–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |