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P.J. Williams
S · NO · 2016–2022
Born June 1, 1993 · College Florida State · Drafted 2015, round 3, pick 78 (NO) · 6-0, 196 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NO | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | NO | 12 | 47 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 playoffs | NO | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | NO | 14 | 53 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 2018 playoffs | NO | 2 | 11 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | NO | 14 | 44 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 playoffs | NO | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | NO | 13 | 40 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 playoffs | NO | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | NO | 15 | 42 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | NO | 8 | 26 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | NO | 78 | 259 | 4.0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 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 | NO | 2 | – | – | 77 | 53.5 |
| 2017 | NO | 14 | – | – | 626 | 67.5 |
| 2017 playoffs | NO | 2 | – | – | 107 | 70.4 |
| 2018 | NO | 15 | – | – | 683 | 71.9 |
| 2018 playoffs | NO | 2 | – | – | 116 | 99.1 |
| 2019 | NO | 14 | – | – | 793 | 84.5 |
| 2019 playoffs | NO | 1 | – | – | 13 | 16.9 |
| 2020 | NO | 15 | – | – | 489 | 50.8 |
| 2020 playoffs | NO | 2 | – | – | 38 | 32.8 |
| 2021 | NO | 16 | – | – | 545 | 51.7 |
| 2022 | NO | 11 | – | – | 292 | 39.6 |
Game logs
2022 game log (8 games)
2021 game log (15 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | vs GB | W 38–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | @ CAR | L 7–26 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | @ NE | W 28–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | @ WAS | W 33–22 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2021-10-25 | @ SEA | W 13–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | vs TB | W 36–27 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | vs ATL | L 25–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2021-11-14 | @ TEN | L 21–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2021-11-21 | @ PHI | L 29–40 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2021-11-25 | vs BUF | L 6–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2021-12-02 | vs DAL | L 17–27 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-12 | @ NYJ | W 30–9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-19 | @ TB | W 9–0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2021-12-27 | vs MIA | L 3–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | vs CAR | W 18–10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (14 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2020-09-21 | @ LV | L 24–34 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | vs GB | L 30–37 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | @ DET | W 35–29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2020-10-12 | vs LAC | W 30–27 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | @ CHI | W 26–23 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2020-11-08 | @ TB | W 38–3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2020-11-15 | vs SF | W 27–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2020-11-22 | vs ATL | W 24–9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2020-12-06 | @ ATL | W 21–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2020-12-13 | @ PHI | L 21–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2020-12-20 | vs KC | L 29–32 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2020-12-25 | vs MIN | W 52–33 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2021-01-03 | @ CAR | W 33–7 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| P18 | 2021-01-10 | vs CHI | W 21–9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 game log (15 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-09 | vs HOU | W 30–28 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2019-09-15 | @ LA | L 9–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-22 | @ SEA | W 33–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2019-09-29 | vs DAL | W 12–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | vs TB | W 31–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2019-10-13 | @ JAX | W 13–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2019-11-10 | vs ATL | L 9–26 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | @ TB | W 34–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | vs CAR | W 34–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2019-11-28 | @ ATL | W 26–18 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | vs SF | L 46–48 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-16 | vs IND | W 34–7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-22 | @ TEN | W 38–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | @ CAR | W 42–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2020-01-05 | vs MIN | L 20–26 OT | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 game log (16 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | @ ATL | W 43–37 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | @ NYG | W 33–18 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-08 | vs WAS | W 43–19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | @ BAL | W 24–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-28 | @ MIN | W 30–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2018-11-04 | vs LA | W 45–35 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | @ CIN | W 51–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2018-11-18 | vs PHI | W 48–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 2018-11-22 | vs ATL | W 31–17 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2018-11-29 | @ DAL | L 10–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2018-12-09 | @ TB | W 28–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2018-12-17 | @ CAR | W 12–9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2018-12-23 | vs PIT | W 31–28 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | vs CAR | L 14–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2019-01-13 | vs PHI | W 20–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P20 | 2019-01-20 | vs LA | L 23–26 OT | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 game log (14 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-11 | @ MIN | L 19–29 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2017-09-17 | vs NE | L 20–36 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | @ CAR | W 34–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2017-11-05 | vs TB | W 30–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | @ BUF | W 47–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2017-11-19 | vs WAS | W 34–31 OT | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | @ LA | L 20–26 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | vs CAR | W 31–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2017-12-07 | @ ATL | L 17–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | vs NYJ | W 31–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | vs ATL | W 23–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | @ TB | L 24–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P18 | 2018-01-07 | vs CAR | W 31–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2018-01-14 | @ MIN | L 24–29 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |