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Stephen Nicholas
OLB · ATL · 2007–2013
Born May 1, 1983 · College University of South Florida · Drafted 2007, round 4, pick 109 (ATL) · 6-3, 236 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 |
| 2007 | ATL | 11 | 33 | 1.0 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2008 | ATL | 11 | 20 | 1.0 | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2008 playoffs | ATL | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2009 | ATL | 16 | 80 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | ATL | 15 | 78 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 playoffs | ATL | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | ATL | 9 | 35 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | ATL | 15 | 97 | 2.0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 playoffs | ATL | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | ATL | 9 | 35 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | ATL | 86 | 378 | 8.0 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
Game logs
2013 game log (9 games)
2013 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 2 | 2013-09-15 | vs LA | W 31–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2013-09-29 | vs NE | L 23–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2013-10-07 | vs NYJ | L 28–30 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2013-11-17 | @ TB | L 28–41 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2013-12-01 | @ BUF | W 34–31 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2013-12-08 | @ GB | L 21–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2013-12-15 | vs WAS | W 27–26 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2013-12-23 | @ SF | L 24–34 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2013-12-29 | vs CAR | L 20–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 game log (17 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2012-09-09 | @ KC | W 40–24 | 12 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2012-09-17 | vs DEN | W 27–21 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2012-09-23 | @ LAC | W 27–3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2012-09-30 | vs CAR | W 30–28 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2012-10-07 | @ WAS | W 24–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2012-10-28 | @ PHI | W 30–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2012-11-04 | vs DAL | W 19–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2012-11-11 | @ NO | L 27–31 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2012-11-18 | vs ARI | W 23–19 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2012-11-25 | @ TB | W 24–23 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2012-11-29 | vs NO | W 23–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2012-12-09 | @ CAR | L 20–30 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2012-12-16 | vs NYG | W 34–0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2012-12-22 | @ DET | W 31–18 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-12-30 | vs TB | L 17–22 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2013-01-13 | vs SEA | W 30–28 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2013-01-20 | vs SF | L 24–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 game log (9 games)
2011 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2011-09-11 | @ CHI | L 12–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2011-09-18 | vs PHI | W 35–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2011-10-09 | vs GB | L 14–25 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2011-10-16 | vs CAR | W 31–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2011-10-23 | @ DET | W 23–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2011-11-06 | @ IND | W 31–7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2011-11-13 | vs NO | L 23–26 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2011-11-20 | vs TEN | W 23–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2011-11-27 | vs MIN | W 24–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2010 game log (16 games)
2010 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2010-09-12 | @ PIT | L 9–15 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2010-09-19 | vs ARI | W 41–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2010-10-03 | vs SF | W 16–14 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2010-10-10 | @ CLE | W 20–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2010-10-17 | @ PHI | L 17–31 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2010-10-24 | vs CIN | W 39–32 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2010-11-07 | vs TB | W 27–21 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2010-11-11 | vs BAL | W 26–21 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2010-11-21 | @ LA | W 34–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2010-11-28 | vs GB | W 20–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2010-12-05 | @ TB | W 28–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2010-12-12 | @ CAR | W 31–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2010-12-19 | @ SEA | W 34–18 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2010-12-27 | vs NO | L 14–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2011-01-02 | vs CAR | W 31–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2011-01-15 | vs GB | L 21–48 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 game log (16 games)
2009 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2009-09-13 | vs MIA | W 19–7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2009-09-20 | vs CAR | W 28–20 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2009-09-27 | @ NE | L 10–26 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2009-10-11 | @ SF | W 45–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2009-10-18 | vs CHI | W 21–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2009-10-25 | @ DAL | L 21–37 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2009-11-02 | @ NO | L 27–35 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2009-11-08 | vs WAS | W 31–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2009-11-15 | @ CAR | L 19–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2009-11-22 | @ NYG | L 31–34 OT | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2009-11-29 | vs TB | W 20–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2009-12-06 | vs PHI | L 7–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2009-12-13 | vs NO | L 23–26 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2009-12-20 | @ NYJ | W 10–7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2009-12-27 | vs BUF | W 31–3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2010-01-03 | @ TB | W 20–10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2008 game log (12 games)
2008 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2008-09-07 | vs DET | W 34–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2008-09-21 | vs KC | W 38–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2008-09-28 | @ CAR | L 9–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2008-10-05 | @ GB | W 27–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2008-10-12 | vs CHI | W 22–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2008-11-09 | vs NO | W 34–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2008-11-16 | vs DEN | L 20–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2008-11-23 | vs CAR | W 45–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2008-12-07 | @ NO | L 25–29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2008-12-21 | @ MIN | W 24–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2008-12-28 | vs LA | W 31–27 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2009-01-03 | @ ARI | L 24–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 game log (11 games)
2007 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2007-09-09 | @ MIN | L 3–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2007-09-16 | @ JAX | L 7–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2007-09-23 | vs CAR | L 20–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2007-09-30 | vs HOU | W 26–16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2007-10-07 | @ TEN | L 13–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2007-11-11 | @ CAR | W 20–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2007-12-02 | @ LA | L 16–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2007-12-10 | vs NO | L 14–34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2007-12-16 | @ TB | L 3–37 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2007-12-23 | @ ARI | L 27–30 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2007-12-30 | vs SEA | W 44–41 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |