Philip Wheeler stats

Last played for the Atlanta Falcons, 2016

Linebacker · #52

Age 41 · 6' 2"

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Philip Wheeler played 9 NFL seasons, 2008 to 2016.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
133
TOT
549
SOLO
375
AST
174
SACK
6.5
INT
0
PD
15
FF
5

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.
2008IND16141220.0000
2009IND166142191.0011
2010IND166140210.0010
2011IND138447371.0001
2012LV1610978313.0062
2013MIA1611883350.5070
2014MIA154534110.0000
2015ATL9292181.0001
2016ATL162818100.0000

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

Career Postseason

GP
8
TOT
10
SOLO
7
AST
3
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0
FF
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
133
TOT
4.1
SOLO
2.8
AST
1.3
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0.1
FF
0.0

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.
2008IND160.90.80.10.000.00.0
2009IND163.82.61.20.100.10.1
2010IND163.82.51.30.000.10.0
2011IND136.53.62.80.100.00.1
2012LV166.84.91.90.200.40.1
2013MIA167.45.22.20.000.40.0
2014MIA153.02.30.70.000.00.0
2015ATL93.22.30.90.100.00.1
2016ATL161.81.10.60.000.00.0

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

Bio

Age
41 yearsDec 12, 1984
Height
6' 2"
Debut
2008
Birthplace
Columbus, GA
Draft
2008Rd 3, Pk 93
College
Georgia Tech

Latest performance

Philip Wheeler

Feb 05 · vs NE · L 34-28 OT

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

2008 NFL combine

ILB, 6'2", 248 lb · Georgia Tech

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.76s27th
Vertical jump31"13th
Broad jump9' 10"52nd
Bench press (225 lb)24 reps63rd
3-cone drill7.11s54th
20-yard shuttle4.29s52nd

Percentile: the share of ILBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2008 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Feb 05vsNEL 34-28 OT1100
Sun, Jan 22vsGBW 44-210000
Sat, Jan 14vsSEAW 36-201100
Sun, Jan 01vsNOW 38-320000
Sat, Dec 24atCARW 33-162100
Sun, Dec 18vsSFW 41-131000

What were Philip Wheeler's career stats?

Philip Wheeler played 9 seasons for the Colts, the Raiders, the Dolphins and the Falcons. He recorded 549 tackles and 6.5 sacks. His best season was 2013: 118 tackles and 0.5 sacks.

Philip Wheeler college stats

Philip Wheeler played 3 seasons at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2005 to 2007): 243 tackles, 18 sacks and 4 interceptions.

defensive

Philip Wheeler'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.
2005Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets6536290414180
2006Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets885137080000
2007Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets904545060000

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

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Playoff games

Philip Wheeler played 8 games across 4 NFL postseasons — 4 won, 4 lost.

Philip Wheeler'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.
2016SEAW 36-2010.00
2016GBW 44-2100.00
2016NEL 34-28 OT10.00
2010NYJL 17-1610.00
2009BALW 20-310.00
2009NYJW 30-1750.00
2009NOL 31-1700.00
2008LACL 23-17 OT10.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

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