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Matt Dayes

Retired

New Orleans Saints · RB

Matt Dayes recorded 16 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

0.8

rush yds/gm

1.8

rec yds/gm

0

playoff games

16

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Matt Dayes's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2017
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 10, 2017

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2017

7 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2017
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 29, 2017

Minnesota Vikings vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2017

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
2017
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 19, 2017

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2017

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
2017
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 24, 2017

Cleveland Browns vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2017

4 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
2018
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 2, 2018

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2018

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Matt Dayes's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 7 rushing yards · 3 carries

Regular Season
2017
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 10, 2017

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2017

7 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 15 receiving yards

Regular Season
2017
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 29, 2017

Minnesota Vikings vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2017

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Matt Dayes's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2017

01
CLEDAYES—Matt Dayes
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2015–present

02
SFDAYES—Matt Dayes
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

03
NODAYES—Matt Dayes
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOKAMARA41Alvin Kamara

A brilliant draft restores balance

New Orleans Saints · One last contender

A deep young core won four straight division titles, though the Minneapolis Miracle and a controversial NFC title-game loss defined its closest chances.

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Career accomplishments

2 NFL seasons23 career games13 career rushing yards4 career receptions29 career receiving yardsCollege: North Carolina StateDrafted by: CLEJersey: 430 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 2017Most recent: Dec 23, 2018

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.