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Matthew Adams

Retired

New York Giants · OLB

Matthew Adams recorded 56 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts.

▶Best highlights

1.5

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

56

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Matthew Adams's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2023
CLEVELANDBROWNS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 13, 2024

Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 13, 2024

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2020
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 9, 2021

Indianapolis Colts vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2021

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2018
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 12, 2019

Indianapolis Colts vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2019

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2018
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 5, 2019

Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2019

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2023
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 7, 2024

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Jan 7, 2024

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Matthew Adams's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 5 total tackles

Regular Season
2023
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 7, 2024

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Jan 7, 2024

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2022
GREEN BAYPACKERS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 4, 2022

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2022

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2018
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 9, 2018

Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2018

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2023
NEW YORKJETS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 28, 2023

New York Jets vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2023

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Matthew Adams's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2012–2018

01
INDADAMS—Matthew Adams
INDLUCK12Andrew Luck
INDHILTON13T.Y. Hilton

A generational successor carries immediate turnarounds

Indianapolis Colts · Andrew Luck's brilliant sprint

Luck reached the playoffs in each of his first three seasons and authored a massive comeback, but accumulated injuries led to his sudden retirement.

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Franchise era

2019–present

02
INDADAMS—Matthew Adams
INDTAYLOR28Jonathan Taylor
INDNELSON56Quenton Nelson

A strong roster searches for quarterback permanence

Indianapolis Colts · Life after Luck

Indianapolis cycled through veteran and young quarterbacks while retaining a physical offensive identity and rebuilding around its line and skill talent.

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Franchise era

2013–present

03
CHIADAMS—Matthew Adams
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Franchise era

2018–present

04
CLEADAMS—Matthew Adams
CLEGARRETT95Myles Garrett
CLECHUBB24Nick Chubb

A playoff breakthrough opens another complicated chapter

Cleveland Browns · Talent returns, stability does not

Cleveland ended its long playoff-win drought in 2020 and built an elite defense around Garrett, but quarterback decisions have kept the era unsettled.

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Franchise era

2013–present

05
NYGADAMS—Matthew Adams
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

7 NFL seasons56 career games55 career solo tacklesCollege: HoustonDrafted by: INDDraft pick: 221Jersey: 494 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 23, 2018Most recent: Dec 15, 2024

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