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Will Witherspoon
OLB · CAR/LA/PHI/TEN · 2002–2013
Born August 19, 1980 · College Georgia · Drafted 2002, round 3, pick 73 (CAR) · 6-1, 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 |
| 2002 | CAR | 12 | 71 | 1.5 | – | – | 0 | – | 1 |
| 2003 | CAR | 16 | 99 | 1.0 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 2003 playoffs | CAR | 4 | 27 | 1.0 | – | – | 0 | – | 1 |
| 2004 | CAR | 16 | 103 | 3.0 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 |
| 2005 | CAR | 15 | 81 | 2.5 | – | – | 2 | – | 0 |
| 2005 playoffs | CAR | 3 | 20 | 1.0 | – | – | 0 | – | 1 |
| 2006 | LA | 16 | 116 | 3.0 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 |
| 2007 | LA | 16 | 110 | 7.0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 2 |
| 2008 | LA | 14 | 72 | 1.0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 2009 | PHI | 17 | 91 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2009 playoffs | PHI | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | TEN | 16 | 92 | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 2011 | TEN | 14 | 56 | 2.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | TEN | 9 | 47 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | LA | 6 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | LA | 167 | 951 | 26.0 | 33 | 24 | 14 | 76 | 12 |
Game logs
2013 game log (6 games)
2013 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2013-09-08 | vs ARI | W 27–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2013-09-15 | @ ATL | L 24–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2013-09-22 | @ DAL | L 7–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2013-09-26 | vs SF | L 11–35 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2013-10-28 | vs SEA | L 9–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2013-11-10 | @ IND | W 38–8 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 game log (9 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2012-09-09 | vs NE | L 13–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2012-09-16 | @ LAC | L 10–38 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2012-09-23 | vs DET | W 44–41 OT | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2012-09-30 | @ HOU | L 14–38 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2012-10-21 | @ BUF | W 35–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2012-11-11 | @ MIA | W 37–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2012-12-02 | vs HOU | L 10–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2012-12-09 | @ IND | L 23–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | 2012-12-23 | @ GB | L 7–55 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 game log (14 games)
2011 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2011-09-11 | @ JAX | L 14–16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2011-09-18 | vs BAL | W 26–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2011-09-25 | vs DEN | W 17–14 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2011-10-02 | @ CLE | W 31–13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2011-10-09 | @ PIT | L 17–38 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2011-10-23 | vs HOU | L 7–41 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2011-11-06 | vs CIN | L 17–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2011-11-13 | @ CAR | W 30–3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2011-11-20 | @ ATL | L 17–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2011-12-04 | @ BUF | W 23–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2011-12-11 | vs NO | L 17–22 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2011-12-18 | @ IND | L 13–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2011-12-24 | vs JAX | W 23–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-01-01 | @ HOU | W 23–22 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 game log (16 games)
2010 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2010-09-12 | vs LV | W 38–13 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2010-09-19 | vs PIT | L 11–19 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2010-09-26 | @ NYG | W 29–10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2010-10-03 | vs DEN | L 20–26 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2010-10-10 | @ DAL | W 34–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2010-10-18 | @ JAX | W 30–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2010-10-24 | vs PHI | W 37–19 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2010-10-31 | @ LAC | L 25–33 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2010-11-14 | @ MIA | L 17–29 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2010-11-21 | vs WAS | L 16–19 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 2010-11-28 | @ HOU | L 0–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2010-12-05 | vs JAX | L 6–17 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2010-12-09 | vs IND | L 28–30 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2010-12-19 | vs HOU | W 31–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2010-12-26 | @ KC | L 14–34 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 2011-01-02 | @ IND | L 20–23 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 game log (18 games)
2009 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2009-09-13 | @ SEA | L 0–28 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2009-09-20 | @ WAS | L 7–9 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2009-09-27 | vs GB | L 17–36 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2009-10-04 | @ SF | L 0–35 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2009-10-11 | vs MIN | L 10–38 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2009-10-18 | @ JAX | L 20–23 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2009-10-26 | @ WAS | W 27–17 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2009-11-01 | vs NYG | W 40–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2009-11-08 | vs DAL | L 16–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2009-11-15 | @ LAC | L 23–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2009-11-22 | @ CHI | W 24–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2009-11-29 | vs WAS | W 27–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2009-12-06 | @ ATL | W 34–7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2009-12-13 | @ NYG | W 45–38 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2009-12-20 | vs SF | W 27–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2009-12-27 | vs DEN | W 30–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2010-01-03 | @ DAL | L 0–24 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P18 | 2010-01-09 | @ DAL | L 14–34 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2008 game log (14 games)
2008 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2008-09-07 | @ PHI | L 3–38 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2008-09-14 | vs NYG | L 13–41 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2008-09-21 | @ SEA | L 13–37 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2008-09-28 | vs BUF | L 14–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2008-10-12 | @ WAS | W 19–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2008-10-19 | vs DAL | W 34–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2008-10-26 | @ NE | L 16–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2008-11-02 | vs ARI | L 13–34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2008-11-09 | @ NYJ | L 3–47 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2008-11-16 | @ SF | L 16–35 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2008-11-23 | vs CHI | L 3–27 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2008-12-07 | @ ARI | L 10–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2008-12-14 | vs SEA | L 20–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2008-12-21 | vs SF | L 16–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2007 game log (16 games)
2007 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2007-09-09 | vs CAR | L 13–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2007-09-16 | vs SF | L 16–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2007-09-23 | @ TB | L 3–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2007-09-30 | @ DAL | L 7–35 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2007-10-07 | vs ARI | L 31–34 | 14 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2007-10-14 | @ BAL | L 3–22 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2007-10-21 | @ SEA | L 6–33 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2007-10-28 | vs CLE | L 20–27 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2007-11-11 | @ NO | W 37–29 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2007-11-18 | @ SF | W 13–9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 2007-11-25 | vs SEA | L 19–24 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 2007-12-02 | vs ATL | W 28–16 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2007-12-09 | @ CIN | L 10–19 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2007-12-16 | vs GB | L 14–33 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2007-12-20 | vs PIT | L 24–41 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2007-12-30 | @ ARI | L 19–48 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 game log (16 games)
2006 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2006-09-10 | vs DEN | W 18–10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2006-09-17 | @ SF | L 13–20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2006-09-24 | @ ARI | W 16–14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2006-10-01 | vs DET | W 41–34 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2006-10-08 | @ GB | W 23–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2006-10-15 | vs SEA | L 28–30 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2006-10-29 | @ LAC | L 24–38 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2006-11-05 | vs KC | L 17–31 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2006-11-12 | @ SEA | L 22–24 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2006-11-19 | @ CAR | L 0–15 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2006-11-26 | vs SF | W 20–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2006-12-03 | vs ARI | L 20–34 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 2006-12-11 | vs CHI | L 27–42 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2006-12-17 | @ LV | W 20–0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2006-12-24 | vs WAS | W 37–31 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2006-12-31 | @ MIN | W 41–21 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 game log (18 games)
2005 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2005-09-11 | vs NO | L 20–23 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2005-09-18 | vs NE | W 27–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2005-10-03 | vs GB | W 32–29 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2005-10-09 | @ ARI | W 24–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2005-10-16 | @ DET | W 21–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2005-10-30 | vs MIN | W 38–13 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 2005-11-06 | @ TB | W 34–14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2005-11-13 | vs NYJ | W 30–3 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 2005-11-20 | @ CHI | L 3–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2005-11-27 | @ BUF | W 13–9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2005-12-04 | vs ATL | W 24–6 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | 2005-12-11 | vs TB | L 10–20 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2005-12-18 | @ NO | W 27–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 2005-12-24 | vs DAL | L 20–24 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2006-01-01 | @ ATL | W 44–11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P18 | 2006-01-08 | @ NYG | W 23–0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2006-01-15 | @ CHI | W 29–21 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2006-01-22 | @ SEA | L 14–34 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2004 game log (16 games)
2004 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2004-09-13 | vs GB | L 14–24 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2004-09-19 | @ KC | W 28–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2004-10-03 | vs ATL | L 10–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2004-10-10 | @ DEN | L 17–20 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2004-10-17 | @ PHI | L 8–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2004-10-24 | vs LAC | L 6–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2004-10-31 | @ SEA | L 17–23 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2004-11-07 | vs LV | L 24–27 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 2004-11-14 | @ SF | W 37–27 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 2004-11-21 | vs ARI | W 35–10 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2004-11-28 | vs TB | W 21–14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 2004-12-05 | @ NO | W 32–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 2004-12-12 | vs LA | W 20–7 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 2004-12-18 | @ ATL | L 31–34 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2004-12-26 | @ TB | W 37–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2005-01-02 | vs NO | L 18–21 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 game log (20 games)
2003 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2003-09-07 | vs JAX | W 24–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2003-09-14 | @ TB | W 12–9 OT | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2003-09-28 | vs ATL | W 23–3 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2003-10-05 | vs NO | W 19–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2003-10-12 | @ IND | W 23–20 OT | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2003-10-19 | vs TEN | L 17–37 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2003-10-26 | @ NO | W 23–20 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2003-11-02 | @ HOU | L 10–14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2003-11-09 | vs TB | W 27–24 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2003-11-16 | vs WAS | W 20–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2003-11-23 | @ DAL | L 20–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2003-11-30 | vs PHI | L 16–25 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2003-12-07 | @ ATL | L 14–20 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2003-12-14 | @ ARI | W 20–17 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2003-12-21 | vs DET | W 20–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2003-12-28 | @ NYG | W 37–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P18 | 2004-01-03 | vs DAL | W 29–10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2004-01-10 | @ LA | W 29–23 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2004-01-18 | @ PHI | W 14–3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P21 | 2004-02-01 | @ NE | L 29–32 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 game log (12 games)
2002 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 3 | 2002-09-22 | @ MIN | W 21–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2002-09-29 | @ GB | L 14–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2002-10-13 | @ DAL | L 13–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2002-10-20 | @ ATL | L 0–30 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2002-11-10 | vs NO | L 24–34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 2002-11-17 | @ TB | L 10–23 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2002-11-24 | vs ATL | L 0–41 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2002-12-01 | @ CLE | W 13–6 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2002-12-08 | vs CIN | W 52–31 | 12 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2002-12-15 | @ PIT | L 14–30 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2002-12-22 | vs CHI | W 24–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 2002-12-29 | @ NO | W 10–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |