Stephen Nicholas stats

Last played for the Atlanta Falcons, 2013

Linebacker · #54

Age 43 · 6' 3"

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Stephen Nicholas played 7 NFL seasons, 2007 to 2013.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
101
TOT
378
SOLO
284
AST
94
SACK
8.0
INT
2
PD
13
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.
2007ATL13332941.0000
2008ATL16201641.0020
2009ATL168065153.0031
2010ATL167864140.0120
2011ATL103517180.0012
2012ATL169772252.0141
2013ATL143521141.0011

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

Career Postseason

GP
4
TOT
15
SOLO
10
AST
5
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0
FF
1

Per game

Career regular season

GP
101
TOT
3.7
SOLO
2.8
AST
0.9
SACK
0.1
INT
0.0
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.
2007ATL132.52.20.30.10.00.00.0
2008ATL161.31.00.30.10.00.10.0
2009ATL165.04.10.90.20.00.20.1
2010ATL164.94.00.90.00.10.10.0
2011ATL103.51.71.80.00.00.10.2
2012ATL166.14.51.60.10.10.30.1
2013ATL142.51.510.10.00.10.1

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

Bio

Age
43 yearsMay 1, 1983
Height
6' 3"
Debut
2007
Birthplace
Jacksonville, FL
Draft
2007Rd 4, Pk 109
College
South Florida

Latest performance

Stephen Nicholas

Dec 29 · vs CAR · L 21-20

TOT
4
SOLO
2
AST
2
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

2007 NFL combine

OLB, 6'1", 232 lb · South Florida

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.64s64th
Vertical jump33.5"42nd
Broad jump9' 2"8th
Bench press (225 lb)29 reps92nd
3-cone drill7.29s24th
20-yard shuttle4.45s15th

Percentile: the share of OLBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2007 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Dec 29vsCARL 21-204200
Mon, Dec 23atSFL 34-24111010
Sun, Dec 15vsWSHW 27-266100
Sun, Dec 08atGBL 22-211100
Sun, Dec 01atBUFW 34-31 OT1000
Thu, Nov 21vsNOL 17-130000

What were Stephen Nicholas's career stats?

Stephen Nicholas played 7 seasons for the Falcons. He recorded 378 tackles, 8 sacks and 2 interceptions. His best season was 2012: 97 tackles and 2.0 sacks.

Stephen Nicholas college stats

Stephen Nicholas played 3 seasons at South Florida Bulls (2004 to 2006): 245 tackles, 14 sacks and 2 interceptions.

defensive

Stephen Nicholas'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.
2004South Florida Bulls945341000000
2005South Florida Bulls694227070000
2006South Florida Bulls826319070200

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

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Playoff games

Stephen Nicholas played 5 games across 4 NFL postseasons — 1 won, 4 lost.

Stephen Nicholas'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.
2012SEAW 30-2850.00
2012SFL 28-2430.00
2011NYGL 24-200.00
2010GBL 48-2150.00
2008ARIL 30-2420.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

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