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T.J. Ward
Born December 12, 1986 · College Oregon · Drafted 2010, round 2, pick 38 (CLE) · 5-10, 200 lb
2nd-team All-Pro (2013) · Pro Bowl ×2 (2013, 2014)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | CLE | 16 | 123 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| 2011 | CLE | 8 | 39 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | CLE | 14 | 68 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | CLE | 16 | 112 | 1.5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | DEN | 15 | 74 | 2.0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 playoffs | DEN | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | DEN | 12 | 61 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2015 playoffs | DEN | 3 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | DEN | 14 | 87 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 2017 | TB | 12 | 43 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | TB | 107 | 607 | 8.5 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 44 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 2nd-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl |
| 2014 | Pro Bowl |
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 | DEN | 14 | – | – | 968 | 97.4 |
| 2017 | TB | 12 | – | – | 394 | 51.2 |
Game logs
2017 game log (12 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2017-09-17 | vs CHI | W 29–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | @ MIN | L 17–34 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2017-10-15 | @ ARI | L 33–38 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | @ BUF | L 27–30 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2017-10-29 | vs CAR | L 3–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2017-11-05 | @ NO | L 10–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | vs NYJ | W 15–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2017-11-19 | @ MIA | W 30–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | @ ATL | L 20–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2017-12-18 | vs ATL | L 21–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | @ CAR | L 19–22 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | vs NO | W 31–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 game log (14 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-08 | vs CAR | W 21–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | vs IND | W 34–20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | @ CIN | W 29–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2016-10-02 | @ TB | W 27–7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2016-10-09 | vs ATL | L 16–23 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2016-10-13 | @ LAC | L 13–21 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2016-10-24 | vs HOU | W 27–9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 2016-10-30 | vs LAC | W 27–19 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2016-11-06 | @ LV | L 20–30 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2016-11-13 | @ NO | W 25–23 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2016-11-27 | vs KC | L 27–30 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-04 | @ JAX | W 20–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | @ TEN | L 10–13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | vs NE | L 3–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (15 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2015-09-17 | @ KC | W 31–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2015-09-27 | @ DET | W 24–12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2015-10-04 | vs MIN | W 23–20 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2015-10-11 | @ LV | W 16–10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2015-10-18 | @ CLE | W 26–23 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2015-11-01 | vs GB | W 29–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2015-11-08 | @ IND | L 24–27 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 2015-11-15 | vs KC | L 13–29 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2015-11-22 | @ CHI | W 17–15 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2015-11-29 | vs NE | W 30–24 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2015-12-28 | vs CIN | W 20–17 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2016-01-03 | vs LAC | W 27–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2016-01-17 | vs PIT | W 23–16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2016-01-24 | vs NE | W 20–18 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2016-02-07 | vs CAR | W 24–10 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
2014 game log (16 games)
2014 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014-09-07 | vs IND | W 31–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2014-09-14 | vs KC | W 24–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2014-09-21 | @ SEA | L 20–26 OT | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2014-10-05 | vs ARI | W 41–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2014-10-12 | @ NYJ | W 31–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2014-10-19 | vs SF | W 42–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2014-10-23 | vs LAC | W 35–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2014-11-02 | @ NE | L 21–43 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2014-11-09 | @ LV | W 41–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 2014-11-16 | @ LA | L 7–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2014-11-23 | vs MIA | W 39–36 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 2014-11-30 | @ KC | W 29–16 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2014-12-07 | vs BUF | W 24–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2014-12-14 | @ LAC | W 22–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2014-12-22 | @ CIN | L 28–37 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2015-01-11 | vs IND | L 13–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
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 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2013-09-15 | @ BAL | L 6–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2013-09-22 | @ MIN | W 31–27 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2013-09-29 | vs CIN | W 17–6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2013-10-03 | vs BUF | W 37–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2013-10-13 | vs DET | L 17–31 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2013-10-20 | @ GB | L 13–31 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2013-10-27 | @ KC | L 17–23 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2013-11-03 | vs BAL | W 24–18 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2013-11-17 | @ CIN | L 20–41 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2013-11-24 | vs PIT | L 11–27 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2013-12-01 | vs JAX | L 28–32 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2013-12-08 | @ NE | L 26–27 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2013-12-15 | vs CHI | L 31–38 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2013-12-22 | @ NYJ | L 13–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2013-12-29 | @ PIT | L 7–20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 game log (14 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-09-09 | vs PHI | L 16–17 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2012-09-16 | @ CIN | L 27–34 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2012-09-23 | vs BUF | L 14–24 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2012-09-27 | @ BAL | L 16–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2012-10-07 | @ NYG | L 27–41 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2012-10-14 | vs CIN | W 34–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2012-10-21 | @ IND | L 13–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2012-10-28 | vs LAC | W 7–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2012-11-04 | vs BAL | L 15–25 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2012-11-18 | @ DAL | L 20–23 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2012-11-25 | vs PIT | W 20–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2012-12-02 | @ LV | W 20–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2012-12-09 | vs KC | W 30–7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2012-12-16 | vs WAS | L 21–38 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
2011 game log (8 games)
2010 game log (16 games)
2010 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010-09-12 | @ TB | L 14–17 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2010-09-19 | vs KC | L 14–16 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2010-09-26 | @ BAL | L 17–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2010-10-03 | vs CIN | W 23–20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2010-10-10 | vs ATL | L 10–20 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2010-10-17 | @ PIT | L 10–28 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2010-10-24 | @ NO | W 30–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 2010-11-07 | vs NE | W 34–14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2010-11-14 | vs NYJ | L 20–26 OT | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 2010-11-21 | @ JAX | L 20–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 2010-11-28 | vs CAR | W 24–23 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2010-12-05 | @ MIA | W 13–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2010-12-12 | @ BUF | L 6–13 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2010-12-19 | @ CIN | L 17–19 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2010-12-26 | vs BAL | L 10–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2011-01-02 | vs PIT | L 9–41 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |