Chris Spielman stats

Last played for the Buffalo Bills, 1997

Linebacker

Age 61 · 6' 0"

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Chris Spielman played 9 NFL seasons, 1989 to 1997.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
132
TOT
697
SOLO
476
AST
221
SACK
10.5
INT
6
PD
27
FF
7

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
1989DET160005.0000
1990DET120002.0100
1991DET160001.0000
1992DET160001.0000
1993DET16147108390.5281
1994DET16191121700.0063
1995DET1613588471.0132
1996BUF16156109470.0171
1997BUF86850180.0130

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career Postseason

GP
6
TOT
37
SOLO
32
AST
5
SACK
0.0
INT
1
PD
2
FF
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
132
TOT
5.3
SOLO
3.6
AST
1.7
SACK
0.1
INT
0.0
PD
0.2
FF
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
1989DET160.00.000.30.00.00.0
1990DET120.00.000.20.10.00.0
1991DET160.00.000.10.00.00.0
1992DET160.00.000.10.00.00.0
1993DET169.26.82.40.00.10.50.1
1994DET1611.97.64.40.00.00.40.2
1995DET168.45.52.90.10.10.20.1
1996BUF169.86.82.90.00.10.40.1
1997BUF88.56.32.30.00.10.40.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Bio

Age
61 yearsOct 11, 1965
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1988
Birthplace
Canton, OH
College
Ohio State

Latest performance

Chris Spielman

Oct 26 · vs DEN · L 23-20

TOT
10
SOLO
8
AST
2
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
1

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Oct 26vsDENL 23-2010800
Mon, Oct 20atINDW 9-63300
Sun, Oct 12atNEL 33-610500
Sun, Oct 05vsDETW 22-139600
Sun, Sep 21vsINDW 37-3511600
Sun, Sep 14atKCL 22-16111000

What were Chris Spielman's career stats?

Chris Spielman played 9 seasons for the Lions and the Bills. He recorded 697 tackles, 10.5 sacks and 6 interceptions. His best season was 1994: 191 tackles and 0.0 sacks.

League leaderboards and awards

9 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1989 to 1997

Chris Spielman led the NFL in tackles (1994); finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

All-time career rank

  • 203rd in tackles (697)

Among the 9,791 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Chris Spielman

Playoff games

Chris Spielman played 3 games across 3 NFL postseasons — 0 won, 3 lost.

Chris Spielman's line in each playoff game
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1996JAXL 30-2780.00
1995PHIL 58-37140.00
1994GBL 16-12100.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.