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Sammy Knight DB · NO /MIA /KC /JAX /NYG · 1999–2008
Born September 10, 1975 · College USC · Undrafted · 6-1, 215 lb
2nd-team All-Pro (2001) · Pro Bowl (2001)
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
1999 NO 16 105 0.0 – – 1 – 0
2000 NO 16 101 2.0 – – 5 – 1
2000 playoffs NO 2 9 0.0 – – 2 – 0
2001 NO 16 97 1.0 – – 6 – 2
2002 NO 16 107 2.0 – – 5 – 2
2003 MIA 16 98 0.0 – – 3 – 2
2004 MIA 16 100 0.0 – – 4 – 2
2005 KC 16 91 2.5 – – 2 – 2
2006 KC 16 83 2.0 2 – 1 – 0
2006 playoffs KC 1 7 0.0 0 – 0 – 0
2007 JAX 16 93 0.0 0 – 4 – 1
2007 playoffs JAX 2 20 0.0 0 – 0 – 0
2008 NYG 6 12 0.0 0 – 0 – 0
Career NYG 150 887 9.5 5 18 31 74 12
Honours Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 ), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
Season Honours
2001 2nd-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl
Game logs 2008 game log (6 games) 2008 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
2 2008-09-14 @ LA W 41–13 1 0.0 0 0
3 2008-09-21 vs CIN W 26–23 OT 1 0.0 0 0
5 2008-10-05 vs SEA W 44–6 3 0.0 0 0
8 2008-10-26 @ PIT W 21–14 1 0.0 0 0
9 2008-11-02 vs DAL W 35–14 5 0.0 0 0
10 2008-11-09 @ PHI W 36–31 1 0.0 0 0
2007 game log (18 games) 2007 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2007-09-09 vs TEN L 10–13 5 0.0 0 0
2 2007-09-16 vs ATL W 13–7 7 0.0 0 0
3 2007-09-23 @ DEN W 23–14 4 0.0 1 1
5 2007-10-07 @ KC W 17–7 8 0.0 0 1
6 2007-10-14 vs HOU W 37–17 12 0.0 0 1
7 2007-10-22 vs IND L 7–29 6 0.0 0 1
8 2007-10-28 @ TB W 24–23 6 0.0 1 1
9 2007-11-04 @ NO L 24–41 11 0.0 0 2
10 2007-11-11 @ TEN W 28–13 4 0.0 0 1
11 2007-11-18 vs LAC W 24–17 2 0.0 1 1
12 2007-11-25 vs BUF W 36–14 2 0.0 1 1
13 2007-12-02 @ IND L 25–28 7 0.0 0 0
14 2007-12-09 vs CAR W 37–6 2 0.0 0 0
15 2007-12-16 @ PIT W 29–22 7 0.0 0 1
16 2007-12-23 vs LV W 49–11 8 0.0 0 0
17 2007-12-30 @ HOU L 28–42 2 0.0 0 0
P18 2008-01-05 @ PIT W 31–29 13 0.0 0 0
P19 2008-01-12 @ NE L 20–31 7 0.0 0 0
2006 game log (17 games) 2006 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2006-09-10 vs CIN L 10–23 4 0.0 0 0
2 2006-09-17 @ DEN L 6–9 OT 7 0.0 0 0
4 2006-10-01 vs SF W 41–0 3 0.0 1 1
5 2006-10-08 @ ARI W 23–20 7 0.0 0 0
6 2006-10-15 @ PIT L 7–45 5 0.0 0 0
7 2006-10-22 vs LAC W 30–27 6 0.0 0 0
8 2006-10-29 vs SEA W 35–28 1 0.0 0 0
9 2006-11-05 @ LA W 31–17 5 0.0 0 1
10 2006-11-12 @ MIA L 10–13 1 0.0 0 0
11 2006-11-19 vs LV W 17–13 9 0.0 0 0
12 2006-11-23 vs DEN W 19–10 2 0.0 0 0
13 2006-12-03 @ CLE L 28–31 OT 10 0.0 0 0
14 2006-12-10 vs BAL L 10–20 5 0.0 0 0
15 2006-12-17 @ LAC L 9–20 2 0.0 0 0
16 2006-12-23 @ LV W 20–9 7 1.0 0 1
17 2006-12-31 vs JAX W 35–30 9 1.0 0 1
P18 2007-01-06 @ IND L 8–23 7 0.0 0 0
2005 game log (16 games) 2005 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2005-09-11 vs NYJ W 27–7 9 1.0 0 1
2 2005-09-18 @ LV W 23–17 3 0.0 0 1
3 2005-09-26 @ DEN L 10–30 6 0.0 0 0
4 2005-10-02 vs PHI L 31–37 6 0.0 0 1
6 2005-10-16 vs WAS W 28–21 5 0.0 0 1
7 2005-10-21 @ MIA W 30–20 3 0.0 0 0
8 2005-10-30 @ LAC L 20–28 6 0.0 0 2
9 2005-11-06 vs LV W 27–23 5 0.0 0 0
10 2005-11-13 @ BUF L 3–14 11 0.0 0 0
11 2005-11-20 @ HOU W 45–17 4 0.0 0 1
12 2005-11-27 vs NE W 26–16 6 1.0 1 3
13 2005-12-04 vs DEN W 31–27 2 0.5 0 0
14 2005-12-11 @ DAL L 28–31 9 0.0 0 0
15 2005-12-17 @ NYG L 17–27 7 0.0 0 1
16 2005-12-24 vs LAC W 20–7 6 0.0 0 1
17 2006-01-01 vs CIN W 37–3 3 0.0 1 1
2004 game log (16 games) 2004 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2004-09-11 vs TEN L 7–17 3 0.0 0 0
2 2004-09-19 @ CIN L 13–16 5 0.0 0 0
3 2004-09-26 vs PIT L 3–13 5 0.0 0 0
4 2004-10-03 vs NYJ L 9–17 4 0.0 0 0
5 2004-10-10 @ NE L 10–24 7 0.0 0 0
6 2004-10-17 @ BUF L 13–20 6 0.0 0 0
7 2004-10-24 vs LA W 31–14 6 0.0 1 1
8 2004-11-01 @ NYJ L 14–41 9 0.0 0 0
9 2004-11-07 vs ARI L 23–24 5 0.0 0 0
11 2004-11-21 @ SEA L 17–24 6 0.0 0 0
12 2004-11-28 @ SF W 24–17 9 0.0 0 0
13 2004-12-05 vs BUF L 32–42 3 0.0 0 0
14 2004-12-12 @ DEN L 17–20 8 0.0 1 1
15 2004-12-20 vs NE W 29–28 9 0.0 2 2
16 2004-12-26 vs CLE W 10–7 8 0.0 0 0
17 2005-01-02 @ BAL L 23–30 7 0.0 0 0
2003 game log (16 games) 2003 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2003-09-07 vs HOU L 20–21 8 0.0 0 0
2 2003-09-14 @ NYJ W 21–10 5 0.0 0 2
3 2003-09-21 vs BUF W 17–7 2 0.0 1 1
5 2003-10-05 @ NYG W 23–10 7 0.0 0 0
6 2003-10-12 @ JAX W 24–10 5 0.0 0 1
7 2003-10-19 vs NE L 13–19 OT 9 0.0 0 0
8 2003-10-27 @ LAC W 26–10 4 0.0 0 0
9 2003-11-02 vs IND L 17–23 5 0.0 0 0
10 2003-11-09 @ TEN L 7–31 9 0.0 0 0
11 2003-11-16 vs BAL W 9–6 OT 5 0.0 1 1
12 2003-11-23 vs WAS W 24–23 9 0.0 0 0
13 2003-11-27 @ DAL W 40–21 3 0.0 1 1
14 2003-12-07 @ NE L 0–12 13 0.0 0 0
15 2003-12-15 vs PHI L 27–34 4 0.0 0 0
16 2003-12-21 @ BUF W 20–3 6 0.0 0 0
17 2003-12-28 vs NYJ W 23–21 4 0.0 0 0
2002 game log (16 games) 2002 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2002-09-08 @ TB W 26–20 OT 11 1.0 0 1
2 2002-09-15 vs GB W 35–20 5 0.0 0 2
3 2002-09-22 @ CHI W 29–23 11 0.0 1 1
4 2002-09-29 @ DET L 21–26 3 0.0 0 1
5 2002-10-06 vs PIT W 32–29 5 0.0 1 1
6 2002-10-13 @ WAS W 43–27 0 0.0 1 2
7 2002-10-20 vs SF W 35–27 6 0.0 0 0
8 2002-10-27 vs ATL L 35–37 9 0.0 0 1
10 2002-11-10 @ CAR W 34–24 3 0.0 0 0
11 2002-11-17 @ ATL L 17–24 6 1.0 0 0
12 2002-11-24 vs CLE L 15–24 5 0.0 0 1
13 2002-12-01 vs TB W 23–20 7 0.0 0 0
14 2002-12-08 @ BAL W 37–25 7 0.0 0 0
15 2002-12-15 vs MIN L 31–32 9 0.0 0 0
16 2002-12-22 @ CIN L 13–20 10 0.0 0 0
17 2002-12-29 vs CAR L 6–10 10 0.0 2 2
2001 game log (16 games) 2001 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2001-09-09 @ BUF W 24–6 3 0.0 3 3
3 2001-09-30 @ NYG L 13–21 4 0.0 0 0
4 2001-10-07 vs MIN W 28–15 2 0.0 0 0
5 2001-10-14 @ CAR W 27–25 4 0.0 0 1
6 2001-10-21 vs ATL L 13–20 5 0.0 0 0
7 2001-10-28 @ LA W 34–31 8 1.0 2 2
8 2001-11-04 vs NYJ L 9–16 6 0.0 0 0
9 2001-11-11 @ SF L 27–28 2 0.0 0 0
10 2001-11-18 vs IND W 34–20 4 0.0 1 3
11 2001-11-25 @ NE L 17–34 7 0.0 0 0
12 2001-12-02 vs CAR W 27–23 4 0.0 0 0
13 2001-12-09 @ ATL W 28–10 5 0.0 0 0
14 2001-12-17 vs LA L 21–34 9 0.0 0 0
15 2001-12-23 @ TB L 21–48 17 0.0 0 1
16 2001-12-30 vs WAS L 10–40 9 0.0 0 0
17 2002-01-06 vs SF L 0–38 8 0.0 0 0
2000 game log (18 games) 2000 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 2000-09-03 vs DET L 10–14 10 0.0 1 1
2 2000-09-10 @ LAC W 28–27 7 0.0 0 0
3 2000-09-17 @ SEA L 10–20 6 0.0 0 0
4 2000-09-24 vs PHI L 7–21 5 0.0 0 0
6 2000-10-08 @ CHI W 31–10 3 0.0 1 1
7 2000-10-15 vs CAR W 24–6 2 0.0 0 1
8 2000-10-22 @ ATL W 21–19 2 0.0 0 0
9 2000-10-29 @ ARI W 21–10 9 0.0 1 1
10 2000-11-05 vs SF W 31–15 10 0.0 1 1
11 2000-11-12 @ CAR W 20–10 4 1.0 0 0
12 2000-11-19 vs LV L 22–31 6 0.0 0 0
13 2000-11-26 @ LA W 31–24 4 0.0 0 0
14 2000-12-03 vs DEN L 23–38 9 0.0 0 0
15 2000-12-10 @ SF W 31–27 7 0.0 0 0
16 2000-12-17 vs ATL W 23–7 7 1.0 1 1
17 2000-12-24 vs LA L 21–26 10 0.0 0 0
P18 2000-12-30 vs LA W 31–28 5 0.0 2 4
P19 2001-01-06 @ MIN L 16–34 4 0.0 0 0
1999 game log (16 games) 1999 game log Week Date Opponent Result Tackles Sacks INT PD
1 1999-09-12 vs CAR W 19–10 9 0.0 0 0
2 1999-09-19 @ SF L 21–28 4 0.0 0 2
4 1999-10-03 @ CHI L 10–14 9 0.0 0 1
5 1999-10-10 vs ATL L 17–20 7 0.0 0 0
6 1999-10-17 vs TEN L 21–24 10 0.0 0 0
7 1999-10-24 @ NYG L 3–31 6 0.0 0 0
8 1999-10-31 vs CLE L 16–21 7 0.0 0 0
9 1999-11-07 vs TB L 16–31 6 0.0 0 0
10 1999-11-14 vs SF W 24–6 6 0.0 0 0
11 1999-11-21 @ JAX L 23–41 6 0.0 0 0
12 1999-11-28 @ LA L 12–43 5 0.0 0 0
13 1999-12-05 @ ATL L 12–35 6 0.0 0 0
14 1999-12-12 vs LA L 14–30 10 0.0 0 0
15 1999-12-19 @ BAL L 8–31 4 0.0 1 2
16 1999-12-24 vs DAL W 31–24 7 0.0 0 0
17 2000-01-02 @ CAR L 13–45 3 0.0 0 3
Data through 2026 week 9. Play-by-play, schedules, rosters and player details: nflverse (CC BY 4.0). EPA is nflfastR’s; WPA is our model’s. Stabilised rates and 90% intervals: see the leaderboards’ notes.