Merton Edward Hanks
Position: DB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: March 12, 1968 in Dallas, TX
College: Iowa (school history)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 5th round (122nd overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 59 (997th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
| Games | Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| League | NFL | 41 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 410 | 3 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| Place | Home | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 249 | 2 |
| Road | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 48 | 48.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 161 | 1 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| Result | Win | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 386 | 3 |
| Loss | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 84 | 0 |
| 8-14 points | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 92 | 0 | ||
| 15+ points | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 48 | 48.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 234 | 3 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| Month | September | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 77 | 1 | |
| October | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 92 | 0 | ||
| November | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 48 | 48.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 172 | 1 | |
| December | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 1 | |
| January | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| Day | Sunday | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 205 | 1 | |
| Monday | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 205 | 2 | |
| Saturday | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| Conference | AFC | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 121 | 2 | |
| NFC | 30 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 289 | 1 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| Division | AFC East | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 0 | |
| AFC Central | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 1 | ||
| AFC West | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 1 | ||
| NFC East | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 | ||
| NFC Central | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 | |
| NFC West | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 48 | 48.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 215 | 1 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| Opponent | Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 48.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Carolina Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 1 | ||
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Indianapolis (Bal) Colts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 131 | 1 | ||
| New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| Playoffs | Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | |
| Divisional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | ||