Paul Ernster

P · DEN/CLE/PIT · 2006–2008

Born January 26, 1982 · College Northern Arizona · Drafted 2005, round 7, pick 239 (DEN) · 6-0, 217 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
2006	DEN	3	3	0.0	0	–	0	–	0

Over expected: against the season’s average punter from the same spots, in the same weather (our frozen punt model).

Season	Team	G	Punts	Net yards over expected / punt	Stabilised	Gross yards over expected / punt	Inside 20 %	Touchback %
2006	DEN	16	80	−0.59	−0.28−1.73 to +1.18	−1.50	28.7	8.8
2007	CLE/DEN	2	12	−7.10	−0.82−2.70 to +1.06	−5.61	25.0	0.0
2008	PIT	3	12	−5.44	−0.68−2.56 to +1.20	−6.24	33.3	0.0

2008 game log (3 games)

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Net yds over exp.	Inside 20
10	2008-11-09	vs IND	L 20–24	3	+12.0	2
11	2008-11-16	vs LAC	W 11–10	4	−42.6	1
12	2008-11-20	vs CIN	W 27–10	5	−34.7	1

2007 game log (2 games)

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Net yds over exp.	Inside 20
1	2007-09-09	vs PIT	L 7–34	7	−57.4	2
16	2007-12-24	@ LAC	L 3–23	5	−27.7	1

2006 game log (16 games)

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	INT	PD	Punts	Net yds over exp.	Inside 20
1	2006-09-10	@ LA	L 10–18	–	–	–	–	4	+2.9	0
2	2006-09-17	vs KC	W 9–6 OT	–	–	–	–	5	−10.7	0
3	2006-09-24	@ NE	W 17–7	–	–	–	–	8	+12.6	4
5	2006-10-09	vs BAL	W 13–3	–	–	–	–	4	+11.8	3
6	2006-10-15	vs LV	W 13–3	–	–	–	–	4	−7.6	2
7	2006-10-22	@ CLE	W 17–7	–	–	–	–	6	−8.6	2
8	2006-10-29	vs IND	L 31–34	–	–	–	–	2	−19.3	0
9	2006-11-05	@ PIT	W 31–20	–	–	–	–	7	+12.9	1
10	2006-11-12	@ LV	W 17–13	–	–	–	–	7	−46.5	1
11	2006-11-19	vs LAC	L 27–35	1	0.0	0	0	4	+3.7	1
12	2006-11-23	@ KC	L 10–19	–	–	–	–	5	+9.9	2
13	2006-12-03	vs SEA	L 20–23	–	–	–	–	7	+5.1	2
14	2006-12-10	@ LAC	L 20–48	–	–	–	–	4	−10.8	1
15	2006-12-17	@ ARI	W 37–20	1	0.0	0	0	1	+4.9	1
16	2006-12-24	vs CIN	W 24–23	1	0.0	0	0	6	−10.8	1
17	2006-12-31	vs SF	L 23–26 OT	–	–	–	–	6	+3.6	2