Phillip Merling stats

Last played for the Washington Commanders, 2013

Defensive End · #93

Age 41 · 6' 5"

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Phillip Merling played 6 NFL seasons, 2008 to 2013.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
53
TOT
70
SOLO
52
AST
18
SACK
3.5
INT
1
PD
8
FF
0
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.
2008MIA16262061.0120
2009MIA16332492.5030
2010MIA53300.0010
2011MIA104310.0020
2012GB32110.0000
2013WSH32110.0000

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

Career Postseason

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

Per game

Career regular season

GP
53
TOT
1.3
SOLO
1.0
AST
0.3
SACK
0.1
INT
0.0
PD
0.2
FF
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.
2008MIA161.61.30.40.10.10.10
2009MIA162.11.50.60.20.00.20
2010MIA50.60.600.00.00.20
2011MIA100.40.30.10.00.00.20
2012GB30.70.30.30.00.00.00
2013WSH30.70.30.30.00.00.00

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

Bio

Age
41 yearsApr 19, 1985
Height
6' 5"
Debut
2008
Birthplace
Portsmouth, VA
Draft
2008Rd 2, Pk 32
College
Clemson

Latest performance

Phillip Merling

Sep 22 · vs DET · L 27-20

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

2008 NFL combine

DE, 6'4", 276 lb · Clemson

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.73s82nd
Bench press (225 lb)17 reps3rd

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

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Sep 22vsDETL 27-201000
Sun, Sep 15atGBL 38-201100
Mon, Sep 09vsPHIL 33-270000
Mon, Sep 24atSEAL 14-121000
Thu, Sep 13vsCHIW 23-101100
Sun, Sep 09vsSFL 30-220000

What were Phillip Merling's career stats?

Phillip Merling played 6 seasons for the Dolphins, the Packers and the Commanders. He recorded 70 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 1 interception. His best season was 2009: 33 tackles and 2.5 sacks.

Phillip Merling college stats

Phillip Merling played 3 seasons at Clemson Tigers (2005 to 2007): 111 tackles, 11 sacks and 0 interceptions.

defensive

Phillip Merling'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.
2005Clemson Tigers1569020000
2006Clemson Tigers391425020000
2007Clemson Tigers572829072000

scoring

Phillip Merling'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.
2007Virginia Tech Hokies000000004

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

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Playoff games

Phillip Merling played 1 game across 1 NFL postseason — 0 won, 1 lost.

Phillip Merling'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.
2008BALL 27-920.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

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