ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Which came first, the chicken-farming dream or the pass-rushing dominance?
These are the two loves of Von Miller's
life, along with his headline-making headwear, his sports car
collection, his too-many-to-count tattoos and his desire to make people
laugh.
The free agent-to-be is a free spirit, always lightening the mood inside the Denver Broncos'
locker room. In a profession filled with paranoia and tight
you-know-whats, Miller is the anti-establishment: a funny dude with an
infectious personality.
“I don’t know what it is,” he said. “I’m just being me to the fullest.”
One
thing Miller doesn’t joke about is his farming ambition. Once he
finishes razing quarterbacks, Miller wants to raise chickens in his
native Texas. Right now, he owns a few dozen chickens in a modest-sized
coop -- about 3,000 square feet -- but he has bigger plans for the
future.
Miller was a poultry science major at Texas A&M, where
he also grew his reputation as a quarterback-chasing Vonster. He played
the game of his life last week, recording 2.5 sacks and an interception
to lead the Broncos over the New England Patriots for the AFC championship.
In typical Miller fashion, he celebrated by making a Deflategate joke
in the locker room, saying the ball he intercepted seemed a bit flat.
Yes, he can annoy opponents with his irreverent comments -- and some of
his sack dances are cringe-worthy because of his PG-13 gyrations -- but
he is beloved at Dove Valley.
“I look at Von as a big kid almost,” teammate Josh Bush
said. “He loves to play around and joke and have fun in the locker
room. If there’s someone who doesn’t like Von, the other person has the
problem.”
Miller wears his emotions on his sleeve -- like,
permanently. Both arms are covered with tattoos, including the A&M
logo, his old jersey numbers, a famous line from “Scarface” (“The world
is yours”) and, yes, even a chicken tattoo.
Should that be a personal fowl?
Miller
is a walking, talking fashion statement. He has a pair of eyeglasses
for every mood … an assortment of cowboy hats and boots … a purple satin
suit … a Marilyn Monroe T-shirt … a button-down dress shirt with a
pattern of tiny rose petals … a red-and-black flannel shirt that screams
lumberjack chic.
His
most famous accessory is his big, furry hat. We’re talking really big.
When he wears it, it looks like two foxes are mating on his head, but
there’s actually a serious story behind it. He once took a USO Tour with
fellow NFL players, visiting Kyrgyzstan, among other countries. He said
the hat reminds him of the U.S. troops he met on the trip.
“Personalities
are welcome here,” said Miller, alluding to the culture created by
first-year coach Gary Kubiak. “That’s part of the reason why I’m so
happy and everything is going on.”
It wasn’t always this way.
After being selected second overall in 2011, one spot behind Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton,
Miller hit adversity after two fantastic seasons. In 2013, he received a
six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. He
also accumulated multiple traffic violations, gained about 20 pounds and
tore an ACL in Week 16. He wasn’t able to play in Super Bowl XLVIII,
which was devastating.
Miller’s parents moved in with him during
his wild-child phase, trying to calm the waters. Suddenly, his quirky,
fun-loving personality wasn’t so quirky and fun-loving. Everybody loves a
character, but no one wants a character problem.
“I’ve always
been like that,” he said of his big personality. “It hasn’t always been
positive -- it’s hasn’t always been good -- but it got me to the
situation and the moment I’m in right now.”
And that’s a good
place -- a very good place. With his contract expiring, Miller could
become one of the highest-paid defensive players in the league. He’s not
going anywhere, though; the Broncos will use the franchise tag to
prevent him from reaching the open market.
“He’s grown up a lot,”
Kubiak said. “He’s a pro. I mean, Von hasn’t missed a day of work. He’s a
leader. He loves to play. You watch him; he has a blast out here. He’s
dancing at practice, but he’s very professional in his approach and it
shows by the way he’s played this year.”
Miller is one of the big reasons the Broncos have the league’s top-ranked defense. He and bookend rusher DeMarcus Ware, whom Miller calls “my idol,” have the ability to wreck the game for the opposition. Tom Brady found out the hard way.
The
future chicken baron approached 2015 by embracing the famous line from
“Friday Night Lights" -- clear eyes and full heart. He focused on
football and his teammates, and that's it.
“I really just tried to lose myself in that,” he said.
Miller made All-Pro for the second time, finishing with 11 sacks. That makes 60 in five seasons. That’s a lot of dancing, but the best dance came near the end of the AFC title game.
He and outside linebackers coach Fred Pagac, 63, boogied on the
sideline. Pagac, a wool cap covering his bald head, bopped like Fred
Mertz on Red Bull.
On Monday, Miller’s personality will be on
display for the entire nation. No doubt, he will be one of the stars at
Super Bowl 50 media day, held for the first time in prime time. He’ll
pull a 60-minute filibuster, discussing everything from Newton’s passing
to Newton’s Law to his theory on the chicken-and-egg question. For the
record, he believes the chicken came first, and he’ll gladly debate the
issue.
“There’s no telling with Von,” teammate Chris Harris Jr. said. “He might come out in one of those crazy hats for media day. You never know; he’s going to do something crazy.”
Sunday, January 31, 2016
What's trending in the NFL: Megatron plans on retiring; Cam Newton's recruitment of Michael Oher
Here are the top stories from Sunday:
Sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson plans on retiring. ESPN Stats & Information assesses where Megatron ranks among the league's great WRs, while ESPN Lions reporter Michael Rothstein thinks the team could zero-in on free agent Alshon Jeffery as a replacement.
How did Panthers left tackle Michael Oher end up in Carolina? As Elizabeth Merrill writes: "Oher was rehabbing from toe surgery in the offseason when he received a text from Cam Newton.
The quarterback has recruited players before, but not this hard.
Newton's brother, Cecil Jr., had played on the practice squad in
Baltimore, and he was around Oher every day. They became friends. He
knew Oher was talented and professional, and was confident he could
protect his brother. Cecil told Cam that Oher would be a key acquisition
to the team. So Newton texted Oher, and he didn't just say he wanted
him. He said he needed him."
Which came first, the chicken-farming dream or the pass-rushing dominance? These are the two loves of Von Miller's
life, along with his headline-making headwear, his sports-car
collection, his too-many-to-count tattoos and his desire to make people
laugh. The free agent-to-be is a free spirit, always lightening the mood
inside the Denver Broncos'
locker room. In a profession filled with paranoia and tight
you-know-whats, Miller is the anti-establishment -- a funny dude with an
infectious personality. (More from Rich Cimini)
Mike Martz is upset Terrell Owens leaped over Rams greats for Hall consideration.
Keep pounding: How Sam Mills' words still inspire Super Bowl-bound Panthers (by David Newton)
Sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson plans on retiring. ESPN Stats & Information assesses where Megatron ranks among the league's great WRs, while ESPN Lions reporter Michael Rothstein thinks the team could zero-in on free agent Alshon Jeffery as a replacement.How did Panthers left tackle Michael Oher end up in Carolina? As Elizabeth Merrill writes: "Oher was rehabbing from toe surgery in the offseason when he received a text from Cam Newton.
The quarterback has recruited players before, but not this hard.
Newton's brother, Cecil Jr., had played on the practice squad in
Baltimore, and he was around Oher every day. They became friends. He
knew Oher was talented and professional, and was confident he could
protect his brother. Cecil told Cam that Oher would be a key acquisition
to the team. So Newton texted Oher, and he didn't just say he wanted
him. He said he needed him."Which came first, the chicken-farming dream or the pass-rushing dominance? These are the two loves of Von Miller's
life, along with his headline-making headwear, his sports-car
collection, his too-many-to-count tattoos and his desire to make people
laugh. The free agent-to-be is a free spirit, always lightening the mood
inside the Denver Broncos'
locker room. In a profession filled with paranoia and tight
you-know-whats, Miller is the anti-establishment -- a funny dude with an
infectious personality. (More from Rich Cimini)Mike Martz is upset Terrell Owens leaped over Rams greats for Hall consideration.Keep pounding: How Sam Mills' words still inspire Super Bowl-bound Panthers (by David Newton)Best stat
From ESPN Stats & Information research: With a win on Sunday, the Panthers would become the fourth team in NFL history to win 18 games in a single season. The 1984 49ers and 1985 Bears won their 18th games in the Super Bowl, while the 2007 Patriots lost Super Bowl XLII after entering the game 18-0.Keep pounding: Sam Mills' words still inspire Super Bowl-bound Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It was a cold, overcast Friday in January 2004 when coach John Fox gathered the Carolina Panthers
on the far practice field near Bank of America Stadium. In 24 hours,
the team would begin its fairy-tale run to Super Bowl XXXVIII with a
wild-card playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys.
Sam Mills wanted to speak.
So players went to one knee and gathered tightly around their linebackers coach, with the skyline of Charlotte as his backdrop.
Mills began sharing his story of how a 5-foot-9 middle linebacker that no NFL team wanted coming out of Montclair State went on to become a five-time Pro Bowl player after a three-year stint in the United States Football League.
He spoke of how doctors diagnosed him with intestinal cancer hours before he showed up to coach the linebackers in the 2003 preseason finale and that he was given only three months to live.
He told the Panthers that they became his inspiration to fight the tough days of chemotherapy treatments when, on Sept. 14 of that season, they blocked an extra point on the final play of regulation to send a sure loss against Tampa Bay into overtime, where they won.
He told them, in his powerful but soft-spoken voice, to keep pounding.
"When I found out I had cancer, there were two things I could do: quit or keep pounding," Mills said that day. "I'm a fighter. I kept pounding. You're fighters, too. Keep pounding!"
Mills died on April 18, 2005, at age 45. His legacy lives on as the Panthers prepare to face the Denver Broncos on Feb. 7 in Super Bowl 50.
None of the current Carolina players knew Mills, but they are reminded of his message each day when they walk into the weight room and see the "Keep Pounding" tribute.
They are reminded of it before every home game when somebody bangs the "Keep Pounding" drum on the edge of the field.
They are reminded of it by the statue of Mills, the only player in team history honored this way, outside Bank of America Stadium.
They are reminded of it when they put on their uniform and see "Keep Pounding" inscribed on the inside collar.
"A young man stricken early in his life with a terrible disease, and still to be able to look at it and tell people you've got to keep fighting," Panthers coach Ron Rivera said last week. "Our guys are learning and understand what it truly does mean beyond a football game."
Quarterback Jake Delhomme was feeling down as he made the short walk from the stadium to the practice field. The Panthers were in the midst of a three-game losing streak after an 8-2 start to the 2003 season. Delhomme was tired and sore from the beating he had taken three days earlier.
Then he felt a breeze as somebody ran past.
He heard, "All right, big Jake!" in a familiar voice.
"Sam was going out there to do his hundred-yard sprints before practice," Delhomme recalled. "I was, 'Here I am walking, feeling sorry for myself because we lost a couple in a row, body feeling a little sore, and I just got passed by a guy who is dying of cancer.'
"It was an 'aha' moment for me. Like, 'You need to grow up and be a big boy.' He was an example. I wanted to be a tenth like Sam."
That's the story Delhomme tells when he thinks of Mills. The "keep pounding" speech had an impact, but Mills' actions were more powerful.
One of the original Panthers in 1995, coming as a free agent from New Orleans, Mills quickly became the standard to which team owner Jerry Richardson held everyone.
Mills was a gentleman and a warrior. He also made big plays. None was more memorable than his 1995 interception of a New York Jets shovel pass that he returned for a touchdown, sparking the Panthers to their first win after an 0-5 start.
"His actions spoke so loudly about how he addressed being a player, how he addressed being a personnel guy and being a coach," former Carolina general manager Marty Hurney said. "His personality is one that just commanded respect. At the same time, he could make you laugh. He made me laugh more than anyone I knew."
On that cold day in January 2004, Mills made grown men cry.
"It was an emotional day," said Mills' son, Sam Mills III, currently an assistant defensive line coach with the Panthers, who was on the field that day. "He just wanted to share his journey with the team, share his thoughts.
"He was a very passionate guy on the field. That was his way, along with coaching, to contribute to the team."
Those who were present for Mills' talk still get chills thinking about it. They equate it to the "Never give up" speech by former North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano at the 1993 ESPYs.
"It was unbelievable," said Ricky Proehl, who played for the Panthers from 2003 to 2005 and is now their wide receivers coach. "The hair on the back of your neck stood up."
"It was straight from the heart," former offensive lineman Kevin Donnalley recalled.
Jordan Gross, a rookie tackle that season, said it was delivered matter-of-factly, yet powerfully.
"The delivery was almost like an assignment, like, 'When things are bad, keep pounding. When it seems all hope is lost, keep pounding,'" Gross said. "It was more like a message delivered than a command."
The Panthers beat the Cowboys 29-10 the next day. The next week they survived a 29-23 double-overtime thriller in St. Louis that ended with Steve Smith catching a 69-yard, walk-off touchdown pass. The next week they beat Philadelphia 14-3 in the NFC Championship Game.
Then came the Super Bowl. On the Thursday before the game, after another round of chemotherapy, Mills flew to Houston to be with the team.
At a news conference with linebacker Mark Fields, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in training camp, Mills was noticeably weak. Sweating as he held on to the podium, he smiled and said, "You have your good days and your bad days. I'm just glad I am having days, you know?"
Carolina's run finally ended in the Super Bowl when New England kicked a last-second field goal to win 32-29. But Mills' message didn't end.
If anything, it has grown stronger since Rivera became the coach in 2011. He revitalized the use of the "Keep Pounding" drum to the point it has become an event. Among those to bang the drum: NBA MVP Stephen Curry; Braylon Beam, a 6-year-old whose fight against cancer has earned national attention; former players such as Delhomme; and current players, including as outside linebacker Thomas Davis.
It never was a bigger symbol than it was last weekend, before the NFC Championship Game against Arizona. Richardson, who had a heart transplant in 2009, swung the oversize drumstick like he was 29 instead of 79.
"I was up in the coaches' booth tearing up, me and a bunch of other guys up there," Mills III said. "It was very emotional."
Backup linebacker A.J. Klein has the locker that Mills used as a player, in the far corner of the locker room. He didn't know what "keep pounding" really meant until head trainer Ryan Vermillion shared Mills' story last year.
"He gave the whole story, how Sam poured out his heart, how much the organization, football meant to him," Klein recalled. "Right then and there I finally understood what it meant to keep pounding. I wish I could have met him."
Davis epitomizes Mills' message. In 2012, he became the first player in NFL history to successfully return from three ACL surgeries on the same knee. He's preparing to play in the Super Bowl two weeks after suffering a broken forearm in the NFC title game.
"I'll live the rest of my life by that mantra," Davis said.
Quarterback Cam Newton calls "keep pounding" a way of life.
"It's not necessarily two words that hang inside our jerseys, that you often see walking around this organization," he said. "It's a resilient attitude that we'll refuse to settle."
Mills never settled. He fought to the very end.
And on a cold day in January 2004, he shared a message that resonates today.
"That's where it all started," Proehl said. "Just keep pounding. Don't quit. No matter what the situation is, no matter what the odds are, just keep pounding."
Sam Mills wanted to speak.
So players went to one knee and gathered tightly around their linebackers coach, with the skyline of Charlotte as his backdrop.
Mills began sharing his story of how a 5-foot-9 middle linebacker that no NFL team wanted coming out of Montclair State went on to become a five-time Pro Bowl player after a three-year stint in the United States Football League.
He spoke of how doctors diagnosed him with intestinal cancer hours before he showed up to coach the linebackers in the 2003 preseason finale and that he was given only three months to live.
He told the Panthers that they became his inspiration to fight the tough days of chemotherapy treatments when, on Sept. 14 of that season, they blocked an extra point on the final play of regulation to send a sure loss against Tampa Bay into overtime, where they won.
He told them, in his powerful but soft-spoken voice, to keep pounding.
"When I found out I had cancer, there were two things I could do: quit or keep pounding," Mills said that day. "I'm a fighter. I kept pounding. You're fighters, too. Keep pounding!"
Mills died on April 18, 2005, at age 45. His legacy lives on as the Panthers prepare to face the Denver Broncos on Feb. 7 in Super Bowl 50.
None of the current Carolina players knew Mills, but they are reminded of his message each day when they walk into the weight room and see the "Keep Pounding" tribute.
They are reminded of it before every home game when somebody bangs the "Keep Pounding" drum on the edge of the field.
They are reminded of it by the statue of Mills, the only player in team history honored this way, outside Bank of America Stadium.
They are reminded of it when they put on their uniform and see "Keep Pounding" inscribed on the inside collar.
"A young man stricken early in his life with a terrible disease, and still to be able to look at it and tell people you've got to keep fighting," Panthers coach Ron Rivera said last week. "Our guys are learning and understand what it truly does mean beyond a football game."
Quarterback Jake Delhomme was feeling down as he made the short walk from the stadium to the practice field. The Panthers were in the midst of a three-game losing streak after an 8-2 start to the 2003 season. Delhomme was tired and sore from the beating he had taken three days earlier.
Then he felt a breeze as somebody ran past.
He heard, "All right, big Jake!" in a familiar voice.
"Sam was going out there to do his hundred-yard sprints before practice," Delhomme recalled. "I was, 'Here I am walking, feeling sorry for myself because we lost a couple in a row, body feeling a little sore, and I just got passed by a guy who is dying of cancer.'
"It was an 'aha' moment for me. Like, 'You need to grow up and be a big boy.' He was an example. I wanted to be a tenth like Sam."
That's the story Delhomme tells when he thinks of Mills. The "keep pounding" speech had an impact, but Mills' actions were more powerful.
One of the original Panthers in 1995, coming as a free agent from New Orleans, Mills quickly became the standard to which team owner Jerry Richardson held everyone.
Mills was a gentleman and a warrior. He also made big plays. None was more memorable than his 1995 interception of a New York Jets shovel pass that he returned for a touchdown, sparking the Panthers to their first win after an 0-5 start.
"His actions spoke so loudly about how he addressed being a player, how he addressed being a personnel guy and being a coach," former Carolina general manager Marty Hurney said. "His personality is one that just commanded respect. At the same time, he could make you laugh. He made me laugh more than anyone I knew."
On that cold day in January 2004, Mills made grown men cry.
"It was an emotional day," said Mills' son, Sam Mills III, currently an assistant defensive line coach with the Panthers, who was on the field that day. "He just wanted to share his journey with the team, share his thoughts.
"He was a very passionate guy on the field. That was his way, along with coaching, to contribute to the team."
Those who were present for Mills' talk still get chills thinking about it. They equate it to the "Never give up" speech by former North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano at the 1993 ESPYs.
"It was unbelievable," said Ricky Proehl, who played for the Panthers from 2003 to 2005 and is now their wide receivers coach. "The hair on the back of your neck stood up."
"It was straight from the heart," former offensive lineman Kevin Donnalley recalled.
Jordan Gross, a rookie tackle that season, said it was delivered matter-of-factly, yet powerfully.
"The delivery was almost like an assignment, like, 'When things are bad, keep pounding. When it seems all hope is lost, keep pounding,'" Gross said. "It was more like a message delivered than a command."
The Panthers beat the Cowboys 29-10 the next day. The next week they survived a 29-23 double-overtime thriller in St. Louis that ended with Steve Smith catching a 69-yard, walk-off touchdown pass. The next week they beat Philadelphia 14-3 in the NFC Championship Game.
Then came the Super Bowl. On the Thursday before the game, after another round of chemotherapy, Mills flew to Houston to be with the team.
At a news conference with linebacker Mark Fields, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in training camp, Mills was noticeably weak. Sweating as he held on to the podium, he smiled and said, "You have your good days and your bad days. I'm just glad I am having days, you know?"
Carolina's run finally ended in the Super Bowl when New England kicked a last-second field goal to win 32-29. But Mills' message didn't end.
If anything, it has grown stronger since Rivera became the coach in 2011. He revitalized the use of the "Keep Pounding" drum to the point it has become an event. Among those to bang the drum: NBA MVP Stephen Curry; Braylon Beam, a 6-year-old whose fight against cancer has earned national attention; former players such as Delhomme; and current players, including as outside linebacker Thomas Davis.
It never was a bigger symbol than it was last weekend, before the NFC Championship Game against Arizona. Richardson, who had a heart transplant in 2009, swung the oversize drumstick like he was 29 instead of 79.
"I was up in the coaches' booth tearing up, me and a bunch of other guys up there," Mills III said. "It was very emotional."
Backup linebacker A.J. Klein has the locker that Mills used as a player, in the far corner of the locker room. He didn't know what "keep pounding" really meant until head trainer Ryan Vermillion shared Mills' story last year.
"He gave the whole story, how Sam poured out his heart, how much the organization, football meant to him," Klein recalled. "Right then and there I finally understood what it meant to keep pounding. I wish I could have met him."
Davis epitomizes Mills' message. In 2012, he became the first player in NFL history to successfully return from three ACL surgeries on the same knee. He's preparing to play in the Super Bowl two weeks after suffering a broken forearm in the NFC title game.
"I'll live the rest of my life by that mantra," Davis said.
Quarterback Cam Newton calls "keep pounding" a way of life.
"It's not necessarily two words that hang inside our jerseys, that you often see walking around this organization," he said. "It's a resilient attitude that we'll refuse to settle."
Mills never settled. He fought to the very end.
And on a cold day in January 2004, he shared a message that resonates today.
"That's where it all started," Proehl said. "Just keep pounding. Don't quit. No matter what the situation is, no matter what the odds are, just keep pounding."
TeamRice 27 TeamIrvin 49
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Carr | 14/25 | 198 | 7.9 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 61.8 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 8/14 | 120 | 8.6 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 69.6 |
| Eli Manning | 6/9 | 75 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 1-7 | 89.8 |
| Johnny Hekker | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 108.3 |
| TEAM | 29/49 | 396 | 8.2 | 3 | 6 | 1-7 | 66.5 |
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 8/12 | 164 | 13.7 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 149.3 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | 6/8 | 129 | 16.1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 116.7 |
| Jameis Winston | 6/12 | 113 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 122.6 |
| TEAM | 20/32 | 406 | 12.7 | 7 | 1 | 0-0 | 132.8 |
Team Passing| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 1 | 13 |
| Chris Ivory | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Cedric Peerman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Adrian Peterson | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 |
| TEAM | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 1 | 16 |
Team Rushing| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latavius Murray | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Devonta Freeman | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Todd Gurley | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Michael Bennett | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Russell Wilson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jameis Winston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Frederick | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Richard Sherman | 1 | -22 | -22.0 | 0 | -22 |
| TEAM | 28 | 97 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 |
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 2 | 30 | 9 |
| Jarvis Landry | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 1 | 40 | 5 |
| Chris Ivory | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| Gary Barnidge | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Cedric Peerman | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Amari Cooper | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| T.Y. Hilton | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Adrian Peterson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Doug Martin | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| John Kuhn | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| Tyler Lockett | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| TEAM | 29 | 403 | 13.9 | 3 | 40 | 48 |
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Robinson | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 1 | 50 | 4 |
| Delanie Walker | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 1 | 53 | 4 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 1 | 61 | 5 |
| A.J. Green | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 44 | 5 |
| Julio Jones | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| Todd Gurley | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Devonta Freeman | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Latavius Murray | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Tyler Eifert | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Darren Sproles | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| TEAM | 20 | 406 | 20.3 | 7 | 61 | 32 |
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khalil Mack | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarvis Landry | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Martin | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jameis Winston | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TEAM | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| tackles | misc | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | ||
| Bobby Wagner | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clay Matthews | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Adams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Everson Griffen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fletcher Cox | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tamba Hali | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vontae Davis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerald McCoy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Berry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charles Woodson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Julius Peppers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elvis Dumervil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brent Grimes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cameron Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Travis Kelce | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Donald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marcus Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| TEAM | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| tackles | misc | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | ||
| Derrick Johnson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lavonte David | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Geno Atkins | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NaVorro Bowman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reshad Jones | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harrison Smith | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Barr | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Lee | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jurrell Casey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard Sherman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Bennett | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adam Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Calais Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlos Dunlap | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| A.J. Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin Bethel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Desmond Trufant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Devonta Freeman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jameis Winston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TEAM | 47 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| INT | YDS | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Peters | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| TEAM | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| INT | YDS | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 2 | 45 | 0 |
| Sean Lee | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Jurrell Casey | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| NaVorro Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 6 | 73 | 0 |
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Team Kick Returns |
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Team Kick Returns |
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Lockett | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| TEAM | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Team Punt Returns |
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Brown | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
| TEAM | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Bailey | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| TEAM | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Hekker | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| TEAM | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Koch | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| TEAM | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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