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Paul Kruger
Born February 15, 1986 · College Utah · Drafted 2009, round 2, pick 57 (BAL) · 6-4, 270 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | BAL | 7 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | BAL | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 playoffs | BAL | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | BAL | 14 | 15 | 5.5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 playoffs | BAL | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | BAL | 15 | 42 | 9.0 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2012 playoffs | BAL | 4 | 14 | 4.5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | CLE | 16 | 46 | 4.5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | CLE | 16 | 52 | 11.0 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | CLE | 13 | 27 | 2.5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NO | 15 | 25 | 1.5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | NO | 99 | 219 | 35.0 | 69 | 46 | 2 | 23 | 8 |
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 | 15 | – | – | 551 | 58.1 |
Game logs
2016 game log (15 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | vs LV | L 34–35 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | @ NYG | L 13–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2016-09-26 | vs ATL | L 32–45 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2016-10-02 | @ LAC | W 35–34 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2016-10-23 | @ KC | L 21–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2016-10-30 | vs SEA | W 25–20 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2016-11-06 | @ SF | W 41–23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2016-11-13 | vs DEN | L 23–25 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2016-11-17 | @ CAR | L 20–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2016-11-27 | vs LA | W 49–21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-04 | vs DET | L 13–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | @ TB | L 11–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | @ ARI | W 48–41 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | vs TB | W 31–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | @ ATL | L 32–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (13 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-13 | @ NYJ | L 10–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2015-09-20 | vs TEN | W 28–14 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2015-09-27 | vs LV | L 20–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2015-10-04 | @ LAC | L 27–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2015-10-18 | vs DEN | L 23–26 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2015-10-25 | @ LA | L 6–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2015-11-05 | @ CIN | L 10–31 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2015-11-15 | @ PIT | L 9–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2015-11-30 | vs BAL | L 27–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2015-12-06 | vs CIN | L 3–37 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2015-12-13 | vs SF | W 24–10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2015-12-20 | @ SEA | L 13–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2015-12-27 | @ KC | L 13–17 | 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 | @ PIT | L 27–30 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2014-09-14 | vs NO | W 26–24 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2014-09-21 | vs BAL | L 21–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2014-10-05 | @ TEN | W 29–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2014-10-12 | vs PIT | W 31–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2014-10-19 | @ JAX | L 6–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2014-10-26 | vs LV | W 23–13 | 5 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2014-11-02 | vs TB | W 22–17 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2014-11-06 | @ CIN | W 24–3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2014-11-16 | vs HOU | L 7–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2014-11-23 | @ ATL | W 26–24 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2014-11-30 | @ BUF | L 10–26 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2014-12-07 | vs IND | L 24–25 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2014-12-14 | vs CIN | L 0–30 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2014-12-21 | @ CAR | L 13–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2014-12-28 | @ BAL | L 10–20 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 game log (16 games)
2013 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013-09-08 | vs MIA | L 10–23 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2013-09-15 | @ BAL | L 6–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2013-09-22 | @ MIN | W 31–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2013-09-29 | vs CIN | W 17–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2013-10-03 | vs BUF | W 37–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2013-10-13 | vs DET | L 17–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2013-10-20 | @ GB | L 13–31 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2013-10-27 | @ KC | L 17–23 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2013-11-03 | vs BAL | W 24–18 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2013-11-17 | @ CIN | L 20–41 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2013-11-24 | vs PIT | L 11–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2013-12-01 | vs JAX | L 28–32 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2013-12-08 | @ NE | L 26–27 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2013-12-15 | vs CHI | L 31–38 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2013-12-22 | @ NYJ | L 13–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2013-12-29 | @ PIT | L 7–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 game log (19 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-09-10 | vs CIN | W 44–13 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2012-09-23 | vs NE | W 31–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2012-09-27 | vs CLE | W 23–16 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2012-10-07 | @ KC | W 9–6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2012-10-14 | vs DAL | W 31–29 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2012-10-21 | @ HOU | L 13–43 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2012-11-04 | @ CLE | W 25–15 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2012-11-11 | vs LV | W 55–20 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 2012-11-18 | @ PIT | W 13–10 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2012-11-25 | @ LAC | W 16–13 OT | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2012-12-02 | vs PIT | L 20–23 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2012-12-09 | @ WAS | L 28–31 OT | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2012-12-16 | vs DEN | L 17–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2012-12-23 | vs NYG | W 33–14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-12-30 | @ CIN | L 17–23 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P18 | 2013-01-06 | vs IND | W 24–9 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2013-01-12 | @ DEN | W 38–35 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2013-01-20 | @ NE | W 28–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2013-02-03 | @ SF | W 34–31 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 game log (15 games)
2011 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2011-09-25 | @ LA | W 37–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2011-10-02 | vs NYJ | W 34–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2011-10-16 | vs HOU | W 29–14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2011-10-24 | @ JAX | L 7–12 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2011-10-30 | vs ARI | W 30–27 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2011-11-06 | @ PIT | W 23–20 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2011-11-13 | @ SEA | L 17–22 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2011-11-20 | vs CIN | W 31–24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2011-11-24 | vs SF | W 16–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2011-12-04 | @ CLE | W 24–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2011-12-11 | vs IND | W 24–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2011-12-18 | @ LAC | L 14–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2011-12-24 | vs CLE | W 20–14 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-01-01 | @ CIN | W 24–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2012-01-22 | @ NE | L 20–23 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |