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Rafael Bush
DB · DEN/NO/DET/BUF · 2011–2018
Born May 12, 1987 · College South Carolina State · Undrafted · 5-11, 203 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | DEN | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 playoffs | DEN | 2 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | NO | 12 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | NO | 13 | 41 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 playoffs | NO | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NO | 10 | 56 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | NO | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | DET | 15 | 53 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | NO | 11 | 23 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 playoffs | NO | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | BUF | 12 | 45 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | BUF | 77 | 242 | 3.5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
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 | DET | 16 | – | – | 491 | 48.7 |
| 2016 playoffs | DET | 1 | – | – | 19 | 27.1 |
| 2017 | NO | 13 | – | – | 180 | 21.1 |
| 2017 playoffs | NO | 2 | – | – | 53 | 34.9 |
| 2018 | BUF | 15 | – | – | 444 | 47.4 |
Game logs
2018 game log (12 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | @ BAL | L 3–47 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2018-09-16 | vs LAC | L 20–31 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | @ MIN | W 27–6 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | @ GB | L 0–22 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-14 | @ HOU | L 13–20 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | @ IND | L 5–37 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | @ NYJ | W 41–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | @ MIA | L 17–21 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2018-12-09 | vs NYJ | L 23–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2018-12-16 | vs DET | W 14–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2018-12-23 | @ NE | L 12–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | vs MIA | W 42–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (13 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2017-09-17 | vs NE | L 20–36 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | @ MIA | W 20–0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2017-10-15 | vs DET | W 52–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | @ GB | W 26–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2017-10-29 | vs CHI | W 20–12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | @ BUF | W 47–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2017-11-19 | vs WAS | W 34–31 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | @ LA | L 20–26 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | vs CAR | W 31–21 | 2 | 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 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2018-01-07 | vs CAR | W 31–26 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2018-01-14 | @ MIN | L 24–29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 game log (15 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | @ IND | W 39–35 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | vs TEN | L 15–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | @ GB | L 27–34 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2016-10-02 | @ CHI | L 14–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2016-10-09 | vs PHI | W 24–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2016-10-16 | vs LA | W 31–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2016-10-23 | vs WAS | W 20–17 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2016-10-30 | @ HOU | L 13–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2016-11-06 | @ MIN | W 22–16 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2016-11-20 | vs JAX | W 26–19 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 2016-11-24 | vs MIN | W 16–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-04 | @ NO | W 28–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | vs CHI | W 20–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | @ NYG | L 6–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-26 | @ DAL | L 21–42 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (1 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-13 | @ ARI | L 19–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 game log (10 games)
2014 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014-09-07 | @ ATL | L 34–37 OT | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2014-09-14 | @ CLE | L 24–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2014-09-21 | vs MIN | W 20–9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2014-09-28 | @ DAL | L 17–38 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2014-10-05 | vs TB | W 37–31 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2014-10-19 | @ DET | L 23–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2014-10-26 | vs GB | W 44–23 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2014-10-30 | @ CAR | W 28–10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2014-11-09 | vs SF | L 24–27 OT | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2014-11-16 | vs CIN | L 10–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 game log (15 games)
2013 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013-09-08 | vs ATL | W 23–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2013-09-15 | @ TB | W 16–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2013-09-22 | vs ARI | W 31–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2013-09-30 | vs MIA | W 38–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2013-10-06 | @ CHI | W 26–18 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2013-10-13 | @ NE | L 27–30 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2013-10-27 | vs BUF | W 35–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2013-11-03 | @ NYJ | L 20–26 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2013-11-10 | vs DAL | W 49–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2013-11-17 | vs SF | W 23–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2013-11-21 | @ ATL | W 17–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2013-12-02 | @ SEA | L 7–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2013-12-29 | vs TB | W 42–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| P18 | 2014-01-04 | @ PHI | W 26–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2014-01-11 | @ SEA | L 15–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 game log (12 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2012-09-16 | @ CAR | L 27–35 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2012-09-23 | vs KC | L 24–27 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2012-10-07 | vs LAC | W 31–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2012-10-21 | @ TB | W 35–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2012-10-28 | @ DEN | L 14–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2012-11-05 | vs PHI | W 28–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2012-11-18 | @ LV | W 38–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2012-11-29 | @ ATL | L 13–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2012-12-09 | @ NYG | L 27–52 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2012-12-16 | vs TB | W 41–0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 2012-12-23 | @ DAL | W 34–31 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-12-30 | vs CAR | L 38–44 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |