William Clay Matthews III
Position: LB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 246 lbs.
Born: May 14, 1986 in Los Angeles, CA
College: USC (school history)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1st round (26th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 36 (2571st overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Scoring | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 1 | 2009 | 1 | 2009-09-13 | 23-122 | GNB | CHI | W 21-15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2009 | 2 | 2009-09-20 | 23-129 | GNB | CIN | L 24-31 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2009 | 3 | 2009-09-27 | 23-136 | GNB | @ | STL | W 36-17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2009 | 4 | 2009-10-05 | 23-144 | GNB | @ | MIN | L 23-30 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2009 | 5 | 2009-10-18 | 23-157 | GNB | DET | W 26-0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2009 | 6 | 2009-10-25 | 23-164 | GNB | @ | CLE | W 31-3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2009 | 7 | 2009-11-01 | 23-171 | GNB | MIN | L 26-38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2009 | 8 | 2009-11-08 | 23-178 | GNB | @ | TAM | L 28-38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2009 | 9 | 2009-11-15 | 23-185 | GNB | DAL | W 17-7 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2009 | 10 | 2009-11-22 | 23-192 | GNB | SFO | W 30-24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 2009 | 11 | 2009-11-26 | 23-196 | GNB | @ | DET | W 34-12 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2009 | 12 | 2009-12-07 | 23-207 | GNB | BAL | W 27-14 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 2009 | 13 | 2009-12-13 | 23-213 | GNB | @ | CHI | W 21-14 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2009 | 14 | 2009-12-20 | 23-220 | GNB | @ | PIT | L 36-37 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2009 | 15 | 2009-12-27 | 23-227 | GNB | SEA | W 48-10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 2009 | 16 | 2010-01-03 | 23-234 | GNB | @ | ARI | W 33-7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scoring | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 17 | 2010 | 1 | 2010-09-12 | 24-121 | GNB | @ | PHI | W 27-20 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2010 | 2 | 2010-09-19 | 24-128 | GNB | BUF | W 34-7 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 2010 | 3 | 2010-09-27 | 24-136 | GNB | @ | CHI | L 17-20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2010 | 4 | 2010-10-03 | 24-142 | GNB | DET | W 28-26 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 2010 | 5 | 2010-10-10 | 24-149 | GNB | @ | WAS | L 13-16 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2010 | 7 | 2010-10-24 | 24-163 | GNB | MIN | W 28-24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 2010 | 8 | 2010-10-31 | 24-170 | GNB | @ | NYJ | W 9-0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2010 | 9 | 2010-11-07 | 24-177 | GNB | DAL | W 45-7 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 1 | |
| 25 | 2010 | 10 | 2010-11-21 | 24-191 | GNB | @ | MIN | W 31-3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 2010 | 11 | 2010-11-28 | 24-198 | GNB | @ | ATL | L 17-20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 2010 | 12 | 2010-12-05 | 24-205 | GNB | SFO | W 34-16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 2010 | 13 | 2010-12-12 | 24-212 | GNB | @ | DET | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 2010 | 14 | 2010-12-19 | 24-219 | GNB | @ | NWE | L 27-31 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 2010 | 15 | 2010-12-26 | 24-226 | GNB | NYG | W 45-17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 2010 | 16 | 2011-01-02 | 24-233 | GNB | CHI | W 10-3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scoring | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 32 | 2011 | 1 | 2011-09-08 | 25-117 | GNB | NOR | W 42-34 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 2011 | 2 | 2011-09-18 | 25-127 | GNB | @ | CAR | W 30-23 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 2011 | 3 | 2011-09-25 | 25-134 | GNB | @ | CHI | W 27-17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 2011 | 4 | 2011-10-02 | 25-141 | GNB | DEN | W 49-23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | 2011 | 5 | 2011-10-09 | 25-148 | GNB | @ | ATL | W 25-14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 2011 | 6 | 2011-10-16 | 25-155 | GNB | STL | W 24-3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 2011 | 7 | 2011-10-23 | 25-162 | GNB | @ | MIN | W 33-27 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 2011 | 8 | 2011-11-06 | 25-176 | GNB | @ | SDG | W 45-38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 2011 | 9 | 2011-11-14 | 25-184 | GNB | MIN | W 45-7 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | 2011 | 10 | 2011-11-20 | 25-190 | GNB | TAM | W 35-26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | 2011 | 11 | 2011-11-24 | 25-194 | GNB | @ | DET | W 27-15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 43 | 2011 | 12 | 2011-12-04 | 25-204 | GNB | @ | NYG | W 38-35 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| 44 | 2011 | 13 | 2011-12-11 | 25-211 | GNB | OAK | W 46-16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | 2011 | 14 | 2011-12-18 | 25-218 | GNB | @ | KAN | L 14-19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | 2011 | 15 | 2011-12-25 | 25-225 | GNB | CHI | W 35-21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 46 Games | 2 | 12 | 29.5 | 127 | 32 | 4 | 109 | 2 | ||||||||
| Sacks & Tackles | |||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Sk | Tkl | Ast | |
| 1 | 2009 | 17 | 2010-01-10 | 23-241 | GNB | @ | ARI | L 45-51 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 |
| Sacks & Tackles | |||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Sk | Tkl | Ast | |
| 2 | 2010 | 17 | 2011-01-09 | 24-240 | GNB | @ | PHI | W 21-16 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 2010 | 18 | 2011-01-15 | 24-246 | GNB | @ | ATL | W 48-21 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 2010 | 19 | 2011-01-23 | 24-254 | GNB | @ | CHI | W 21-14 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | 2010 | 20 | 2011-02-06 | 24-268 | GNB | N | PIT | W 31-25 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sacks & Tackles | |||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Sk | Tkl | Ast | |
| 6 | 2011 | 17 | 2012-01-15 | 25-246 | GNB | NYG | L 20-37 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 6 Games | 4.5 | 21 | 5 | ||||||||