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Matt Forte

Matthew Garrett Forte

Position: RB Throws: Right

6-1, 221lb (185cm, 100kg)

Born: December 10, 1985 in Lake Charles, LA

College: Tulane (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 84 (347th overall since 1960)

High School: Slidell (LA)

Draft: Chicago Bears in the 2nd round (44th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Pronunciation: \four-tay\

Twitter: @MattForte22

2x Pro Bowl

SUMMARY

Career

146

102

Rush

2356

Yds

9796

Y/A

4.2

FantPt

1876.8

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing								Receiving											Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV	Awards
2008	23	CHI	RB	22	16	16	316	1238	8	65	50	3.9	77.4	19.8	76	63	477	7.6	4	23	19	3.9	29.8	82.9%	6.3	379	4.5	1715	12	1	12	AP ORoY-4
2009	24	CHI	RB	22	16	16	258	929	4	41	61	3.6	58.1	16.1	72	57	471	8.3	0	17	37	3.6	29.4	79.2%	6.5	315	4.4	1400	4	6	9
2010	25	CHI	RB	22	16	16	237	1069	6	43	68	4.5	66.8	14.8	70	51	547	10.7	3	21	89	3.2	34.2	72.9%	7.8	288	5.6	1616	9	3	13
2011*	26	CHI	RB	22	12	12	203	997	3	41	46	4.9	83.1	16.9	76	52	490	9.4	1	20	56	4.3	40.8	68.4%	6.4	255	5.8	1487	4	2	11	PB
2012	27	CHI	RB	22	15	15	248	1094	5	45	46	4.4	72.9	16.5	59	44	340	7.7	1	15	47	2.9	22.7	74.6%	5.8	292	4.9	1434	6	2	11
2013*	28	CHI	RB	22	16	16	289	1339	9	73	55	4.6	83.7	18.1	95	74	594	8.0	3	26	34	4.6	37.1	77.9%	6.3	363	5.3	1933	12	2	15	PB
2014	29	CHI	RB	22	16	16	266	1038	6	65	32	3.9	64.9	16.6	130	102	808	7.9	4	28	56	6.4	50.5	78.5%	6.2	368	5.0	1846	10	2	13
2015	30	CHI	RB	22	13	13	218	898	4	47	27	4.1	69.1	16.8	58	44	389	8.8	3	17	38	3.4	29.9	75.9%	6.7	262	4.9	1287	7	2	8
2016	31	NYJ	RB	22	14	13	218	813	7	36	32	3.7	58.1	15.6	43	30	263	8.8	1	10	40	2.1	18.8	69.8%	6.1	248	4.3	1076	8	1	5
2017	32	NYJ	RB	22	12	4	103	381	2	13	20	3.7	31.8	8.6	45	37	293	7.9	1	14	34	3.1	24.4	82.2%	6.5	140	4.8	674	3	1	5
Career					146	137	2356	9796	54	469	68	4.2	67.1	16.1	724	554	4672	8.4	21	191	89	3.8	32.0	76.5%	6.5	2910	5.0	14468	75	22	102
8 yrs		CHI			120	120	2035	8602	45	420	68	4.2	71.7	17.0	636	487	4116	8.5	19	167	89	4.1	34.3	76.6%	6.5	2522	5.0	12718	64	20	92
2 yrs		NYJ			26	17	321	1194	9	49	32	3.7	45.9	12.3	88	67	556	8.3	2	24	40	2.6	21.4	76.1%	6.3	388	4.5	1750	11	2	10

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing								Receiving											Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
2010	25	CHI	RB	2	2	42	150	0	5	14	3.6	75.0	21.0	18	13	144	11.1	0	8	26	6.5	72.0	72.2%	8.0	55	5.3	294	0	0
Career				2	2	42	150	0	5	14	3.6	75.0	21.0	18	13	144	11.1	0	8	26	6.5	72.0	72.2%	8.0	55	5.3	294	0

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Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Defense & Fumbles Table
					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
2008	23	CHI	RB	22	16	16			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
2009	24	CHI	RB	22	16	16			0			0	6	2	0	0	0.0
2010	25	CHI	RB	22	16	16			0			0	3	1	0	0	0.0
2011*	26	CHI	RB	22	12	12			0			0	2	0	0	0	0.0
2012	27	CHI	RB	22	15	15			0			0	2	1	0	0	0.0
2013*	28	CHI	RB	22	16	16			0			0	2	0	0	0	0.0
2014	29	CHI	RB	22	16	16			0			0	2	0	0	0	0.0
2015	30	CHI	RB	22	13	13			0			0	2	1	0	0	0.0
2016	31	NYJ	RB	22	14	13			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
2017	32	NYJ	RB	22	12	4			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
Career					146	137			0			0	22	5	0	0	0.0
8 yrs		CHI			120	120			0			0	20	5	0	0	0.0
2 yrs		NYJ			26	17			0			0	2	0	0	0	0.0

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
2010	25	CHI	RB	2	2			0			0	0	1	0	0	0.0
Career				2	2			0			0	0	1	0	0	0.0

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD%	Int	Int%	1D	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/G	Rate	QBR	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A
2011*	26	CHI	RB	22	12	12	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.6	3.3	0	0	0.0	0.00	0.00
Career					146	137	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.6		0	0	0.0	0.00	0.00
8 yrs		CHI			120	120	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.6		0	0	0.0	0.00	0.00
2 yrs		NYJ			26	17

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	1D	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
2010	25	CHI	RB	2	2	0-0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0.0	-45.0		0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0.00	-45.00
Career				2	2	0-0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0.0	-45.0		0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0.00	-45.00

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	2PM	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
2008	23	CHI	RB	22	16	16	8	4	12			72	4.5
2009	24	CHI	RB	22	16	16	4		4	1		26	1.6
2010	25	CHI	RB	22	16	16	6	3	9	1		56	3.5
2011*	26	CHI	RB	22	12	12	3	1	4			24	2.0
2012	27	CHI	RB	22	15	15	5	1	6			36	2.4
2013*	28	CHI	RB	22	16	16	9	3	12	1		74	4.6
2014	29	CHI	RB	22	16	16	6	4	10	2		64	4.0
2015	30	CHI	RB	22	13	13	4	3	7	1		44	3.4
2016	31	NYJ	RB	22	14	13	7	1	8			48	3.4
2017	32	NYJ	RB	22	12	4	2	1	3			18	1.5
Career					146	137	54	21	75	6	0	462	3.2
8 yrs		CHI			120	120	45	19	64	6	0	396	3.3
2 yrs		NYJ			26	17	9	2	11		0	66	2.5

Snap Counts

Since 2012

Regular Season

Snap Counts Table
					Games		Off.		Def.		ST
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Num	Pct	Num	Pct	Num	Pct
2012	27	CHI	RB	22	15	15	693	71%	0	0%	0	0%
2013*	28	CHI	RB	22	16	16	929	88%	0	0%	0	0%
2014	29	CHI	RB	22	16	16	974	92%	0	0%	0	0%
2015	30	CHI	RB	22	13	13	597	68%	0	0%	0	0%
2016	31	NYJ	RB	22	14	13	487	53%	0	0%	0	0%
2017	32	NYJ	RB	22	12	4	361	46%	0	0%	0	0%
Career							4041		0		0
4 yrs		CHI			60	60	3193		0		0
2 yrs		NYJ			26	17	848		0		0

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