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Mike Pennel
DT · GB/NYJ/KC/ATL/CHI/CIN · 2014–2025
Born May 9, 1991 · College Colorado State (Pueblo); Arizona State; Scottsdale CC · Undrafted · 6-4, 330 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 | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | GB | 5 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 playoffs | GB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | GB | 14 | 25 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 playoffs | GB | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | GB | 6 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | NYJ | 12 | 35 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NYJ | 12 | 27 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | KC | 8 | 24 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 playoffs | KC | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | KC | 10 | 29 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 playoffs | KC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ATL | 9 | 21 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CHI | 15 | 26 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | KC | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 playoffs | KC | 3 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | KC | 12 | 25 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 playoffs | KC | 3 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | CIN | 13 | 26 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | CIN | 119 | 257 | 5.0 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
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 | GB | 8 | – | – | 95 | 19.7 |
| 2017 | NYJ | 16 | – | – | 297 | 26.9 |
| 2018 | NYJ | 16 | – | – | 344 | 31.4 |
| 2019 | KC | 8 | – | – | 153 | 28.8 |
| 2019 playoffs | KC | 3 | – | – | 51 | 26.0 |
| 2020 | KC | 14 | – | – | 317 | 34.5 |
| 2020 playoffs | KC | 3 | – | – | 49 | 24.6 |
| 2021 | ATL | 10 | – | – | 238 | 35.6 |
| 2022 | CHI | 17 | – | – | 355 | 33.6 |
| 2023 | KC | 3 | – | – | 45 | 25.6 |
| 2023 playoffs | KC | 4 | – | – | 115 | 42.6 |
| 2024 | KC | 17 | – | – | 317 | 29.7 |
| 2024 playoffs | KC | 3 | – | – | 66 | 31.6 |
| 2025 | CIN/KC | 16 | – | – | 302 | 28.7 |
Game logs
2025 game log (13 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ CLE | W 17–16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs JAX | W 31–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ MIN | L 10–48 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-29 | @ DEN | L 3–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | vs DET | L 24–37 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | @ GB | L 18–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-16 | vs PIT | W 33–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | @ BUF | L 21–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | vs IND | W 23–20 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | vs HOU | L 10–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | vs LAC | L 13–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ TEN | L 9–26 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-25 | vs DEN | L 13–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (15 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-05 | vs BAL | W 27–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | @ ATL | W 22–17 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | @ LAC | W 17–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-07 | vs NO | W 26–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | @ SF | W 28–18 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | @ LV | W 27–20 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | vs DEN | W 16–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | @ CAR | W 30–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-11-29 | vs LV | W 19–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | vs LAC | W 19–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-21 | vs HOU | W 27–19 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | @ DEN | L 0–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2025-01-18 | vs HOU | W 23–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2025-01-26 | vs BUF | W 32–29 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P22 | 2025-02-09 | @ PHI | L 22–40 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (6 games)
2022 game log (15 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | vs SF | W 19–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-09-18 | @ GB | L 10–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | vs HOU | W 23–20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ NYG | L 12–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | @ MIN | L 22–29 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-13 | vs WAS | L 7–12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-24 | @ NE | W 33–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | vs MIA | L 32–35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | vs DET | L 30–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | @ ATL | L 24–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-27 | @ NYJ | L 10–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | vs PHI | L 20–25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | vs BUF | L 13–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | @ DET | L 10–41 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | vs MIN | L 13–29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 game log (9 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | vs NYJ | W 27–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | vs CAR | L 13–19 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2021-11-14 | @ DAL | L 3–43 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2021-11-18 | vs NE | L 0–25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-12 | @ CAR | W 29–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-19 | @ SF | L 13–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2021-12-26 | vs DET | W 20–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | @ BUF | L 15–29 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2022-01-09 | vs NO | L 20–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (11 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2020-09-28 | @ BAL | W 34–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-05 | vs NE | W 26–10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2020-10-11 | vs LV | L 32–40 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2020-10-25 | @ DEN | W 43–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | vs NYJ | W 35–9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2020-11-22 | @ LV | W 35–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2020-12-13 | @ MIA | W 33–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2020-12-20 | @ NO | W 32–29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2020-12-27 | vs ATL | W 17–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2021-01-03 | vs LAC | L 21–38 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2021-01-17 | vs CLE | W 22–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 game log (11 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2019-10-27 | vs GB | L 24–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2019-11-03 | vs MIN | W 26–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2019-11-18 | @ LAC | W 24–17 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2019-12-01 | vs LV | W 40–9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | @ NE | W 23–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | vs DEN | W 23–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-22 | @ CHI | W 26–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | vs LAC | W 31–21 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2020-01-12 | vs HOU | W 51–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2020-01-19 | vs TEN | W 35–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2020-02-02 | vs SF | W 31–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (12 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2018-09-16 | vs MIA | L 12–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2018-09-20 | @ CLE | L 17–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | vs DEN | W 34–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-14 | vs IND | W 42–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-28 | @ CHI | L 10–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2018-11-04 | @ MIA | L 6–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | vs BUF | L 10–41 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | vs NE | L 13–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | @ TEN | L 22–26 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2018-12-09 | @ BUF | W 27–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2018-12-15 | vs HOU | L 22–29 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | @ NE | L 3–38 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (12 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-10 | @ BUF | L 12–21 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2017-09-17 | @ LV | L 20–45 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | vs JAX | W 23–20 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2017-10-15 | vs NE | L 17–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | @ MIA | L 28–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2017-11-02 | vs BUF | W 34–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | vs CAR | L 27–35 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | vs KC | W 38–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2017-12-10 | @ DEN | L 0–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | @ NO | L 19–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | vs LAC | L 7–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | @ NE | L 6–26 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 game log (6 games)
2015 game log (15 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-13 | @ CHI | W 31–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2015-09-20 | vs SEA | W 27–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2015-09-28 | vs KC | W 38–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2015-10-11 | vs LA | W 24–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2015-10-18 | vs LAC | W 27–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2015-11-01 | @ DEN | L 10–29 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2015-11-08 | @ CAR | L 29–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2015-11-22 | @ MIN | W 30–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2015-11-26 | vs CHI | L 13–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2015-12-03 | @ DET | W 27–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2015-12-13 | vs DAL | W 28–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2015-12-20 | @ LV | W 30–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2015-12-27 | @ ARI | L 8–38 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2016-01-03 | vs MIN | L 13–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2016-01-16 | @ ARI | L 20–26 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |