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Mathias Kiwanuka

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New York Giants · DE

Mathias Kiwanuka recorded 117 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with New York Giants.

▶Best highlights

2.8

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

117

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mathias Kiwanuka's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2007
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 30, 2007

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2007

7 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
NEW YORKGIANTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 26, 2008

New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2008

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2007
NEW YORKGIANTS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEP 23, 2007

New York Giants vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2007

9 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
NEW YORKGIANTS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 22, 2013

New York Giants vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2013

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2011
NEW YORKGIANTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 22, 2012

New York Giants vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2012

2 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mathias Kiwanuka's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 12 total tackles · 1 interception

Regular Season
2011
NEW YORKGIANTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 6, 2011

New York Giants vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2011

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
2008
NEW YORKGIANTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 26, 2008

New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2008

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 tackles for loss · 5 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2013
NEW YORKGIANTS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 22, 2013

New York Giants vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2013

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2014
DALLASCOWBOYS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 23, 2014

Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2014

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mathias Kiwanuka's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2004–2012

01
NYGKIWANUKA—Mathias Kiwanuka
NYGMANNING10Eli Manning
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan

Road playoff resilience topples New England twice

New York Giants · Eli's two impossible runs

Manning's late-game calm and a deep pass rush produced two unlikely championships, including the upset of an 18–0 Patriots team.

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Franchise era

2013–present

02
NYGKIWANUKA—Mathias Kiwanuka
NYGBECKHAM13Odell Beckham Jr.
NYGBARKLEY26Saquon Barkley

One playoff breakthrough amid repeated resets

New York Giants · Searching after the champions

The title core aged, Beckham supplied a spectacular interlude and changing front offices struggled to construct a durable successor.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2007, 20119 NFL seasons117 career games213 career solo tackles40 career sacksDrafted by: NYGDraft pick: 32Jersey: 945 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 2006Most recent: Nov 23, 2014

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history