Defense & Fumbles
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| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | AV | Awards |
| 1987 | 23 | DET | NT | 93 | 12 | 12 | 1.0 | 36 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | 24 | DET | NT | 93 | 16 | 16 | 2.0 | 68 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989* | 25 | DET | NT | 93 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 73 | 11 | PB | |||||||||||
| 1990* | 26 | DET | NT | 93 | 15 | 15 | 2.0 | 50 | 10 | AP2, PB | |||||||||||||||
| 1991*+ | 27 | DET | NT | 93 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 36 | 1 | 12 | AP1, PB | |||||||||
| 1992 | 28 | DET | NT | 93 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2.5 | 43 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | 29 | CLE | LDT | 93 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 46 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1994 | 30 | RAI | LDT | 93 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 52 | 44 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1995 | 31 | OAK | LDT | 93 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 32 | OAK | DT | 93 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| 1997 | 33 | MIN | LDT | 96 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 34 | MIN | LDT | 96 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 35 | 2TM | DT-LDT | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| CLE | DT | 93 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| MIN | LDT | 96 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Career | 191 | 154 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 32.5 | 557 | 157 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 85 | ||||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 84 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 18.5 | 306 | 0 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | MIN | 41 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 61 | 41 | 28 | 2 | 14 | ||||||
| 3 yrs | OAK-RAI | 47 | 28 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 119 | 99 | 20 | 16 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | CLE | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | 2PA | D2P | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991*+ | 27 | DET | NT | 93 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1992 | 28 | DET | NT | 93 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 32 | OAK | DT | 93 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 191 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .1 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 84 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .1 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | MIN | 41 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | OAK-RAI | 47 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | CLE | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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