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Pete Werner
LB · NO · 2021–2026
Born June 5, 1999 · College Ohio State · Drafted 2021, round 2, pick 60 (NO) · 6-3, 242 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NO | 13 | 62 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NO | 11 | 80 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | NO | 16 | 93 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | NO | 13 | 92 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | NO | 17 | 81 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | NO | 8 | 65 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | NO | 78 | 473 | 4.5 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NO | 14 | 1 | 1.8 | 385 | 42.5 |
| 2022 | NO | 12 | – | – | 584 | 77.8 |
| 2023 | NO | 16 | – | – | 900 | 87.3 |
| 2024 | NO | 13 | 1 | 1.5 | 714 | 82.5 |
| 2025 | NO | 17 | 1 | 1.3 | 666 | 62.2 |
Game logs
2026 game log (8 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-13 | @ DET | L 30–31 OT | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2026-09-20 | @ BAL | W 24–17 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2026-09-27 | vs LV | L 27–35 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2026-10-05 | vs ATL | L 24–45 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | vs MIN | L 13–23 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2026-10-18 | @ NYG | W 34–27 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | vs PIT | L 10–16 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | vs CLE | W 23–22 OT | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (17 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | vs ARI | L 13–20 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs SF | L 21–26 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ SEA | L 13–44 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | @ BUF | L 19–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | vs NYG | W 26–14 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | vs NE | L 19–25 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | @ CHI | L 14–26 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | vs TB | L 3–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | @ LA | L 10–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | @ CAR | W 17–7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | vs ATL | L 10–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | @ MIA | L 17–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | @ TB | W 24–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | vs CAR | W 20–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | vs NYJ | W 29–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | @ TEN | W 34–26 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | @ ATL | L 17–19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (13 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | vs CAR | W 47–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | @ DAL | W 44–19 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | vs PHI | L 12–15 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | @ ATL | L 24–26 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | @ LAC | L 8–26 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | @ CAR | L 22–23 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | vs ATL | W 20–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | vs CLE | W 35–14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-01 | vs LA | L 14–21 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | @ NYG | W 14–11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | vs WAS | L 19–20 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-23 | @ GB | L 0–34 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-29 | vs LV | L 10–25 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (16 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | vs TEN | W 16–15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-18 | @ CAR | W 20–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | @ GB | L 17–18 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | vs TB | L 9–26 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2023-10-08 | @ NE | W 34–0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | @ HOU | L 13–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-19 | vs JAX | L 24–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | @ IND | W 38–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | vs CHI | W 24–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | @ MIN | L 19–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | @ ATL | L 15–24 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | vs CAR | W 28–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-17 | vs NYG | W 24–6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2023-12-21 | @ LA | L 22–30 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | @ TB | W 23–13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | vs ATL | W 48–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (11 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | @ ATL | W 27–26 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-09-18 | vs TB | L 10–20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | @ CAR | L 14–22 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | vs MIN | L 25–28 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | vs SEA | W 39–32 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-16 | vs CIN | L 26–30 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-20 | @ ARI | L 34–42 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | vs LV | W 24–0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2022-11-07 | vs BAL | L 13–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | vs ATL | W 21–18 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | vs CAR | L 7–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 game log (13 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | @ NE | W 28–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2021-10-03 | vs NYG | L 21–27 OT | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | @ WAS | W 33–22 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2021-10-25 | @ SEA | W 13–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | vs TB | W 36–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | vs ATL | L 25–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2021-11-14 | @ TEN | L 21–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2021-11-21 | @ PHI | L 29–40 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2021-11-25 | vs BUF | L 6–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2021-12-02 | vs DAL | L 17–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-19 | @ TB | W 9–0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2021-12-27 | vs MIA | L 3–20 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | vs CAR | W 18–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |