Ernie Sims stats

Last played for the Dallas Cowboys, 2013

Linebacker · #59

Age 41 · 6' 0"

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Ernie Sims played 8 NFL seasons, 2006 to 2013.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
109
TOT
623
SOLO
420
AST
203
SACK
5.5
INT
1
PD
12
FF
6

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.
2006DET1612582430.5011
2007DET1613497371.0123
2008DET1611371421.0010
2009DET114932170.0010
2010PHI15554872.0051
2011IND136132290.0010
2012DAL104427171.0010
2013DAL124231110.0001

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

Career Postseason

GP
1
TOT
2
SOLO
2
AST
0
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0
FF
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
109
TOT
5.7
SOLO
3.9
AST
1.9
SACK
0.1
INT
0.0
PD
0.1
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.
2006DET167.85.12.70.00.00.10.1
2007DET168.46.12.30.10.10.10.2
2008DET167.14.42.60.10.00.10.0
2009DET114.52.91.50.00.00.10.0
2010PHI153.73.20.50.10.00.30.1
2011IND134.72.52.20.00.00.10.0
2012DAL104.42.71.70.10.00.10.0
2013DAL123.52.60.90.00.00.00.1

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

Bio

Age
41 yearsDec 23, 1984
Height
6' 0"
Debut
2006
Birthplace
Tallahassee, FL
Draft
2006Rd 1, Pk 9
College
Florida State

Latest performance

Ernie Sims

Dec 15 · vs GB · L 37-36

TOT
3
SOLO
2
AST
1
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

2006 NFL combine

OLB, 5'11", 231 lb · Florida State

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.50s94th
Vertical jump41"97th
Broad jump10' 5"87th
Bench press (225 lb)25 reps71st
3-cone drill7.31s20th
20-yard shuttle4.22s69th

Percentile: the share of OLBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2006 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Dec 15vsGBL 37-363200
Mon, Dec 09atCHIL 45-281100
Thu, Nov 28vsLVW 31-243200
Sun, Nov 24atNYGW 24-2110800
Sun, Nov 10atNOL 49-175400
Sun, Nov 03vsMINW 27-233200

What were Ernie Sims's career stats?

Ernie Sims played 8 seasons for the Lions, the Eagles, the Colts and the Cowboys. He recorded 623 tackles, 5.5 sacks and 1 interception. His best season was 2007: 134 tackles and 1.0 sack.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 1 postseason, 2006 to 2013

Ernie Sims finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

All-time career rank

  • 281st in tackles (623)

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.

Ernie Sims college stats

Ernie Sims played 2 seasons at Florida State Seminoles (2004 to 2005): 158 tackles, 6 sacks and 2 interceptions.

rushing

Ernie Sims's college rushing by season
SeasonSchoolCARCAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2005Florida State Seminoles1-1-100

defensive

Ernie Sims's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004Florida State Seminoles864145041000
2005Florida State Seminoles722250020230

scoring

Ernie Sims's college scoring by season
SeasonSchoolPASSRUSHRECREC: Passes caught.RETTDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PATFGPTSPTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2004Virginia Cavaliers000000002

returning

Ernie Sims's college returning by season
SeasonSchoolATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.FCLNGATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2004Florida State Seminoles000000000

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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Playoff games

Ernie Sims played 1 game across 1 NFL postseason — 0 won, 1 lost.

Ernie Sims's line in each playoff game
SeasonOppResultTOTTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INTINT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2010GBL 21-1620.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

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