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Cliff Matthews

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Atlanta Falcons · DE

Cliff Matthews recorded 17 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

1.5

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

3

indexed seasons

17

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Cliff Matthews's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
2012
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 20, 2013

San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 2013

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2012
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 13, 2013

Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2013

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 29, 2012

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 29, 2012

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 21, 2014

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2014

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 14, 2014

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2014

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Cliff Matthews's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 4 total tackles

Regular Season
2013
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 29, 2013

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2013

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2014
ARIZONACARDINALS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 30, 2014

Arizona Cardinals vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2014

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Cliff Matthews's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2008–2014

01
ATLMATTHEWS—Cliff Matthews
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Franchise era

2015–2020

02
ATLMATTHEWS—Cliff Matthews
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLJONES11Julio Jones

A historic offense reaches the brink

Atlanta Falcons · The explosive Super Bowl team

Ryan won MVP in Kyle Shanahan's offense and Atlanta built a 28–3 lead in Super Bowl LI before New England completed the defining comeback.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons17 career games18 career solo tacklesJersey: 962 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2012Most recent: Dec 28, 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