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Michael Griffin
Born January 4, 1985 · College Texas · Drafted 2007, round 1, pick 19 (TEN) · 6-0, 215 lb
2nd-team All-Pro (2010) · Pro Bowl ×2 (2008, 2010)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | TEN | 13 | 54 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 |
| 2007 playoffs | TEN | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2008 | TEN | 15 | 75 | 1.0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 |
| 2008 playoffs | TEN | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2009 | TEN | 16 | 77 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010 | TEN | 16 | 108 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| 2011 | TEN | 16 | 75 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2012 | TEN | 16 | 79 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2013 | TEN | 14 | 82 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 | TEN | 16 | 112 | 3.0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | TEN | 15 | 101 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | CAR | 9 | 40 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | CAR | 146 | 803 | 7.0 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 60 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Pro Bowl |
| 2010 | 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 | CAR | 11 | – | – | 279 | 38.0 |
Game logs
2016 game log (9 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2016-10-02 | @ ATL | L 33–48 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2016-10-10 | vs TB | L 14–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2016-10-16 | @ NO | L 38–41 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2016-11-06 | @ LA | W 13–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2016-11-27 | @ LV | L 32–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-04 | @ SEA | L 7–40 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-19 | @ WAS | W 26–15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | vs ATL | L 16–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | @ TB | L 16–17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (15 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-13 | @ TB | W 42–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2015-09-20 | @ CLE | L 14–28 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2015-09-27 | vs IND | L 33–35 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2015-10-11 | vs BUF | L 13–14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2015-10-18 | vs MIA | L 10–38 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2015-11-01 | @ HOU | L 6–20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2015-11-08 | @ NO | W 34–28 OT | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2015-11-15 | vs CAR | L 10–27 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2015-11-19 | @ JAX | L 13–19 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2015-11-29 | vs LV | L 21–24 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2015-12-06 | vs JAX | W 42–39 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2015-12-13 | @ NYJ | L 8–30 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2015-12-20 | @ NE | L 16–33 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2015-12-27 | vs HOU | L 6–34 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2016-01-03 | @ IND | L 24–30 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 game log (16 games)
2014 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014-09-07 | @ KC | W 26–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2014-09-14 | vs DAL | L 10–26 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2014-09-21 | @ CIN | L 7–33 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2014-09-28 | @ IND | L 17–41 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2014-10-05 | vs CLE | L 28–29 | 14 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2014-10-12 | vs JAX | W 16–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2014-10-19 | @ WAS | L 17–19 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2014-10-26 | vs HOU | L 16–30 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2014-11-09 | @ BAL | L 7–21 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2014-11-17 | vs PIT | L 24–27 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 2014-11-23 | @ PHI | L 24–43 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2014-11-30 | @ HOU | L 21–45 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2014-12-07 | vs NYG | L 7–36 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2014-12-14 | vs NYJ | L 11–16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2014-12-18 | @ JAX | L 13–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2014-12-28 | vs IND | L 10–27 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2013 game log (14 games)
2013 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013-09-08 | @ PIT | W 16–9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2013-09-15 | @ HOU | L 24–30 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2013-09-22 | vs LAC | W 20–17 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2013-09-29 | vs NYJ | W 38–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2013-10-06 | vs KC | L 17–26 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2013-10-13 | @ SEA | L 13–20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2013-10-20 | vs SF | L 17–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2013-11-10 | vs JAX | L 27–29 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2013-11-14 | vs IND | L 27–30 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2013-11-24 | @ LV | W 23–19 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2013-12-08 | @ DEN | L 28–51 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2013-12-15 | vs ARI | L 34–37 OT | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2013-12-22 | @ JAX | W 20–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2013-12-29 | vs HOU | W 16–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 game log (16 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-09-09 | vs NE | L 13–34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2012-09-16 | @ LAC | L 10–38 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2012-09-23 | vs DET | W 44–41 OT | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2012-09-30 | @ HOU | L 14–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2012-10-07 | @ MIN | L 7–30 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2012-10-11 | vs PIT | W 26–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2012-10-21 | @ BUF | W 35–34 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2012-10-28 | vs IND | L 13–19 OT | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2012-11-04 | vs CHI | L 20–51 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2012-11-11 | @ MIA | W 37–3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2012-11-25 | @ JAX | L 19–24 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2012-12-02 | vs HOU | L 10–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2012-12-09 | @ IND | L 23–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2012-12-17 | vs NYJ | W 14–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | 2012-12-23 | @ GB | L 7–55 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-12-30 | vs JAX | W 38–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
2011 game log (16 games)
2011 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011-09-11 | @ JAX | L 14–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2011-09-18 | vs BAL | W 26–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2011-09-25 | vs DEN | W 17–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2011-10-02 | @ CLE | W 31–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2011-10-09 | @ PIT | L 17–38 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2011-10-23 | vs HOU | L 7–41 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2011-10-30 | vs IND | W 27–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2011-11-06 | vs CIN | L 17–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2011-11-13 | @ CAR | W 30–3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2011-11-20 | @ ATL | L 17–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2011-11-27 | vs TB | W 23–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2011-12-04 | @ BUF | W 23–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2011-12-11 | vs NO | L 17–22 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2011-12-18 | @ IND | L 13–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2011-12-24 | vs JAX | W 23–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 2012-01-01 | @ HOU | W 23–22 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 game log (16 games)
2010 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010-09-12 | vs LV | W 38–13 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2010-09-19 | vs PIT | L 11–19 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2010-09-26 | @ NYG | W 29–10 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2010-10-03 | vs DEN | L 20–26 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2010-10-10 | @ DAL | W 34–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2010-10-18 | @ JAX | W 30–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2010-10-24 | vs PHI | W 37–19 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 2010-10-31 | @ LAC | L 25–33 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2010-11-14 | @ MIA | L 17–29 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2010-11-21 | vs WAS | L 16–19 OT | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2010-11-28 | @ HOU | L 0–20 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2010-12-05 | vs JAX | L 6–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2010-12-09 | vs IND | L 28–30 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2010-12-19 | vs HOU | W 31–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 2010-12-26 | @ KC | L 14–34 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2011-01-02 | @ IND | L 20–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2009 game log (16 games)
2009 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009-09-10 | @ PIT | L 10–13 OT | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2009-09-20 | vs HOU | L 31–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2009-09-27 | @ NYJ | L 17–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2009-10-04 | @ JAX | L 17–37 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2009-10-11 | vs IND | L 9–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2009-10-18 | @ NE | L 0–59 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2009-11-01 | vs JAX | W 30–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2009-11-08 | @ SF | W 34–27 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2009-11-15 | vs BUF | W 41–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2009-11-23 | @ HOU | W 20–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2009-11-29 | vs ARI | W 20–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2009-12-06 | @ IND | L 17–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 2009-12-13 | vs LA | W 47–7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2009-12-20 | vs MIA | W 27–24 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | 2009-12-25 | vs LAC | L 17–42 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2010-01-03 | @ SEA | W 17–13 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 game log (16 games)
2008 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-09-07 | vs JAX | W 17–10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2008-09-14 | @ CIN | W 24–7 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2008-09-21 | vs HOU | W 31–12 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2008-09-28 | vs MIN | W 30–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2008-10-05 | @ BAL | W 13–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2008-10-19 | @ KC | W 34–10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2008-10-27 | vs IND | W 31–21 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2008-11-02 | vs GB | W 19–16 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2008-11-09 | @ CHI | W 21–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2008-11-16 | @ JAX | W 24–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2008-11-23 | vs NYJ | L 13–34 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2008-11-27 | @ DET | W 47–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2008-12-07 | vs CLE | W 28–9 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 2008-12-14 | @ HOU | L 12–13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2008-12-21 | vs PIT | W 31–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| P19 | 2009-01-10 | vs BAL | L 10–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 game log (14 games)
2007 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2007-09-16 | vs IND | L 20–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2007-09-24 | @ NO | W 31–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2007-10-21 | @ HOU | W 38–36 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2007-10-28 | vs LV | W 13–9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2007-11-04 | vs CAR | W 20–7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2007-11-11 | vs JAX | L 13–28 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2007-11-19 | @ DEN | L 20–34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2007-11-25 | @ CIN | L 6–35 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2007-12-02 | vs HOU | W 28–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 2007-12-09 | vs LAC | L 17–23 OT | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 2007-12-16 | @ KC | W 26–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 2007-12-23 | vs NYJ | W 10–6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2007-12-30 | @ IND | W 16–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| P18 | 2008-01-06 | @ LAC | L 6–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |