William Clay Matthews Jr.
Position: LB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: March 15, 1956 in Palo Alto, CA
College: USC (school history)
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 96 (191st overall since 1950)
Relatives: Son of Clay Matthews, Father of Casey Matthews and Clay Matthews, Brother of Bruce Matthews and Uncle of Kevin Matthews
4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Hall of Fame semi-finalist in 2012
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2012.
| Games | Scoring | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD |
| League | NFL | 69 | 37 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 69.5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 206 | 1 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD |
| Place | Home | 38 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 123 | 1 |
| Road | 31 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 83 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD |
| Result | Win | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 186 | 1 |
| Loss | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD |
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 38 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 0 |
| 8-14 points | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 0 | |
| 15+ points | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 1 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD |
| Month | September | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 1 |
| October | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | |
| November | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | |
| December | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 0 | |
| January | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD |
| Day | Sunday | 62 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 66.5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 186 | 1 |
| Monday | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | |
| Thursday | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saturday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD |
| Conference | AFC | 49 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 196 | 1 |
| NFC | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD |
| Division | AFC East | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
| AFC Central | 29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 116 | 1 | |
| AFC West | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0 | |
| NFC East | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFC Central | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFC West | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD |
| Opponent | Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carolina Panthers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Indianapolis (Bal) Colts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oakland (LA) Raiders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | |
| St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ten Titans/Hou Oilers | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD |
| Playoffs | Total | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conference Championship | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Divisional | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wild Card | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |