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Bruce Matthews

Bruce Rankin Matthews

Position: G-C-T
Height: 6-5    Weight: 305 lbs.
Born: August 8, 1961 in Raleigh, NC
College: USC

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2007

14-time Pro Bowler & 7-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1983 Draft

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Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1983 22 HOU RG 74 16 15
1984 23 HOU C/rt 74 16 16
1985 24 HOU RT 74 16 16 0 3 0 0
1986 25 HOU LT 74 16 16 0 1 7 0
1987 26 HOU RG 74 8 5
1988*+ 27 HOU RG 74 16 16
1989*+ 28 HOU RG 74 16 16 2 1 -29 0
1990*+ 29 HOU RG 74 16 16 0 1 0 0
1991* 30 HOU C 74 16 16 1 1 -3 0
1992*+ 31 HOU C 74 16 16
1993* 32 HOU C 74 16 16
1994* 33 HOU C 74 16 16 2 0 -9 0
1995* 34 HOU LG 74 16 16
1996* 35 HOU LG 74 16 16
1997* 36 TEN LG 74 16 16 0 2 0 0
1998*+ 37 TEN LG 74 16 16 0 1 0 0
1999*+ 38 TEN LG 74 16 16
2000*+ 39 TEN LG 74 16 16
2001* 40 TEN C 74 16 16
Career 296 292 5 10 -34 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

1st-team All-Pro

1988
1989
1990
1992
1998
1999
2000

Games

Career 296 (6)

Games Started

Career 292 (1)

Playoff Games

Career 15 (194)

Playoff Games Started

Career 15 (100)

   

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1989 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1989 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1989 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1989 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1989 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1989 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1990 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1990 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1990 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1990 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1990 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1990 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1990 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1991 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1991 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1991 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1991 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1992 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1992 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1992 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1992 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1992 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1992 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1993 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1993 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1993 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1993 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1993 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1995 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1995 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1996 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1996 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1996 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1997 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1998 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1998 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1998 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1998 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1999 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1999 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1999 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
2000 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2000 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2000 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
2000 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL