Benjamin Watson
TE · NE · 2017–2019 · 40 games · Georgia; Duke · 75 in / 255 lb · Draft: 2004 R1 #32 (NE)
Season by season (regular season)
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Air Yds | YAC | Tgt Sh | Rec EPA | Car | Rush Yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BAL | 16 | 79 | 61 | 522 | 4 | 416 | 263 | 14% | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 137.2 |
| 2018 | NO | 13 | 46 | 35 | 400 | 2 | 470 | 87 | 11% | 20.6 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| 2019 | NE | 9 | 24 | 17 | 173 | 0 | 214 | 83 | 7% | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 |
| Career | 38 | 149 | 113 | 1095 | 6 | 1100 | 433 | – | 42.1 | 0 | 0 | 258.5 |
Splits (per game)
| Split | G | Team SU | Team ATS | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Air Yds | YAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 40 | 26-14 | 19-19-2 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 28.6 | 0.1 | 28.6 | 11.2 |
| Home | 22 | 14-8 | 7-14-1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 28.8 | 0.1 | 29.0 | 10.8 |
| Away | 18 | 12-6 | 12-5-1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 28.4 | 0.2 | 28.0 | 11.6 |
| Team won | 26 | 26-0 | 18-7-1 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 28.8 | 0.2 | 29.3 | 10.7 |
| Team lost | 14 | 0-14 | 1-12-1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 28.3 | 0.1 | 27.1 | 11.9 |
| Team favored | 31 | 21-10 | 13-17-1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 27.3 | 0.1 | 26.2 | 12.0 |
| Team underdog | 9 | 5-4 | 6-2-1 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 33.3 | 0.2 | 36.8 | 8.3 |
| Playoffs | 2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 6.5 |
| Last 5 games | 5 | 1-4 | 0-4-1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 6.2 |
| Last 10 games | 10 | 5-5 | 3-6-1 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 21.1 | 0.0 | 25.2 | 8.9 |
Vs every opponent (per game)
| Opp | G | SU | ATS | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Air Yds | YAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 4 | 4-0 | 3-1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 52.5 | 0.2 | 32.8 | 21.5 |
| CIN | 3 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 20.7 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 13.3 |
| PIT | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 16.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 4.3 |
| ATL | 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 58.5 | 9.0 |
| BAL | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 35.5 | 0.5 | 36.0 | 12.0 |
| CAR | 2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 28.5 | 0.0 | 42.5 | 6.5 |
| HOU | 2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 26.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 11.5 |
| MIA | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 17.0 | 1.0 |
| PHI | 2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 32.0 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 19.0 |
| TB | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 29.5 | 4.5 |
| TEN | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1-1 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 52.5 | 9.0 |
| BUF | 1 | 1-0 | 0-0-1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 |
| CHI | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 28.0 | 0.0 | 31.0 | 17.0 |
| DAL | 1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 1.0 | 35.0 | 17.0 |
| GB | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 33.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 24.0 |
| IND | 1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 |
| JAX | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| KC | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 21.0 | 5.0 |
| LA | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 62.0 | 1.0 | 85.0 | 10.0 |
| LV | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 4.0 |
| MIN | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 16.0 |
| NYG | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 |
| NYJ | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 9.0 |
| WAS | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 23.0 |
Defenders who have made plays on him
From play-by-play since 2016: sacks, interceptions, QB hits, pass breakups and solo tackles credited to one player against the other. Open full player-vs-player →
| Player | Games met | Sacks | INT | QB hits | Pass def | Solo tkl | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Shazier H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2017–2017 |
| Kyle Fuller H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2017–2017 |
| Jordan Evans H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2017–2017 |
| Michael Thomas H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2017–2017 |
| Kevin Byard H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2017–2017 |
| Aaron Donald H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2018–2018 |
| Vincent Rey H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2017–2017 |
| Dre Kirkpatrick H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2017–2017 |
| Colin Jones H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2018–2018 |
| Wesley Woodyard H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2017–2017 |
| Jordan Richards H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2018–2018 |
| Donte Jackson H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2018–2018 |
| Brian Poole H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2018–2018 |
| Jamar Taylor H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2017–2017 |
| Landon Collins H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2018–2018 |
| Jayon Brown H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2017–2019 |
| Adrian Amos H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2017–2017 |
| Benjamin Watson H2H | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2017–2018 |
| Thomas Davis H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2018–2018 |
| Isaiah Oliver H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2018–2018 |
| Adarius Taylor H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2018–2018 |
| Brandon Carr H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2018–2019 |
| Myles Jack H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2017–2017 |
| Zach Brown H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2018–2018 |
| Andrew Sendejo H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2017–2017 |
Lineups he wins with
Team record when both players played ≥50% of offensive snaps.
| Teammate | Team | G | W-L | ATS | PPG | Margin | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco QB | BAL | 13 | 6-7 | 5-7 | 22.2 | +0.4 | 2017–2017 |
| Nick Boyle TE | BAL | 12 | 6-6 | 5-7 | 22.3 | +0.7 | 2017–2017 |
| Mike Wallace WR | BAL | 12 | 6-6 | 5-6 | 22.7 | +1.1 | 2017–2017 |
| Jeremy Maclin WR | BAL | 8 | 4-4 | 4-3 | 21.4 | -0.5 | 2017–2017 |
| Tom Brady QB | NE | 8 | 5-3 | 4-4 | 23.8 | +6.6 | 2019–2019 |
| Julian Edelman WR | NE | 8 | 5-3 | 4-4 | 23.8 | +6.6 | 2019–2019 |
| Javorius Allen RB | BAL | 7 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 18.6 | -2.6 | 2017–2017 |
| Michael Thomas WR | NO | 7 | 5-2 | 4-3 | 31.1 | +3.1 | 2018–2018 |
| Josh Hill TE | NO | 6 | 5-1 | 4-2 | 29.7 | +5.0 | 2018–2018 |
| Drew Brees QB | NO | 6 | 5-1 | 4-2 | 34.0 | +6.8 | 2018–2018 |
Injury history
| Season | Wk | Team | Game status | Injury | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018.0 | 20.0 | NO | Questionable | Illness | Limited Participation in Practice |
| 2017.0 | 8.0 | BAL | Questionable | Knee | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2017.0 | 7.0 | BAL | Questionable | Knee | Limited Participation in Practice |
| 2017.0 | 5.0 | BAL | Questionable | Calf | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2017.0 | 4.0 | BAL | Questionable | Calf | Did Not Participate In Practice |
Game log
| Date | Szn | Wk | Opp | Score | SU | Line | ATS | O/U | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Air Yds | YAC | Tgt Sh | Rec EPA | Car | Rush Yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-04 | 2019 | 18P | TEN | 13-20 | L | -4.5 | L | U | 4 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 11% | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2019-12-29 | 2019 | 17 | MIA | 24-27 | L | -17.5 | L | O | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2019-12-21 | 2019 | 16 | BUF | 24-17 | W | -7.0 | P | O | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9% | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2019-12-08 | 2019 | 14 | KC | 16-23 | L | -3.0 | L | U | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 9% | -2.6 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2019-12-01 | 2019 | 13 | @HOU | 22-28 | L | -3.5 | L | O | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 2% | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2019-11-24 | 2019 | 12 | DAL | 13-9 | W | -5.5 | L | U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-11-17 | 2019 | 11 | @PHI | 17-10 | W | -4.5 | W | U | 4 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 65 | 31 | 9% | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2019-11-03 | 2019 | 9 | @BAL | 20-37 | L | -3.0 | L | O | 5 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 12% | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2019-10-27 | 2019 | 8 | CLE | 27-13 | W | -9.5 | W | U | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3% | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2019-10-21 | 2019 | 7 | @NYJ | 33-0 | W | -9.5 | W | U | 5 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 12% | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 2019-01-13 | 2018 | 19P | PHI | 20-14 | W | -8.5 | L | U | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3% | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 2018-12-30 | 2018 | 17 | CAR | 14-33 | L | -8.0 | L | O | 3 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 14% | -2.6 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2018-12-23 | 2018 | 16 | PIT | 31-28 | W | -6.5 | L | O | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5% | -1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| 2018-12-17 | 2018 | 15 | @CAR | 12-9 | W | -6.0 | L | U | 2 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 6% | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| 2018-12-09 | 2018 | 14 | @TB | 28-14 | W | -8.5 | W | U | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 10% | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2018-11-22 | 2018 | 12 | ATL | 31-17 | W | -11.5 | W | U | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 9% | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018-11-11 | 2018 | 10 | @CIN | 51-14 | W | -5.5 | W | O | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7% | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2018-11-04 | 2018 | 9 | LA | 45-35 | W | +2.5 | W | O | 4 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 85 | 10 | 11% | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 |
| 2018-10-21 | 2018 | 7 | @BAL | 24-23 | W | +2.5 | W | U | 6 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 21% | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 |
| 2018-10-08 | 2018 | 5 | WAS | 43-19 | W | -5.5 | W | O | 4 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 14% | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018-09-30 | 2018 | 4 | @NYG | 33-18 | W | -3.5 | W | U | 3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 9% | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2018-09-23 | 2018 | 3 | @ATL | 43-37 | W | +1.5 | W | O | 6 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 71 | 14 | 12% | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2018-09-16 | 2018 | 2 | CLE | 21-18 | W | -10.0 | L | U | 5 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14% | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2018-09-09 | 2018 | 1 | TB | 40-48 | L | -10.0 | L | O | 4 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 9% | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2017-12-31 | 2017 | 17 | CIN | 27-31 | L | -8.0 | L | O | 10 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 43 | 40 | 21% | -3.1 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 |
| 2017-12-23 | 2017 | 16 | IND | 23-16 | W | -13.5 | L | U | 6 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 16% | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2017-12-17 | 2017 | 15 | @CLE | 27-10 | W | -6.5 | W | U | 4 | 4 | 74 | 1 | 33 | 41 | 10% | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 17.4 |
| 2017-12-10 | 2017 | 14 | @PIT | 38-39 | L | +6.0 | W | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-12-03 | 2017 | 13 | DET | 44-20 | W | -2.5 | W | O | 5 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 14% | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 |
| 2017-11-27 | 2017 | 12 | HOU | 23-16 | W | -7.5 | L | U | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 9% | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2017-11-19 | 2017 | 11 | @GB | 23-0 | W | -2.5 | W | U | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 4% | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2017-11-05 | 2017 | 9 | @TEN | 20-23 | L | +3.0 | P | O | 10 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 67 | 12 | 19% | -2.5 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2017-10-26 | 2017 | 8 | MIA | 40-0 | W | -3.0 | W | O | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 19% | -0.0 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2017-10-22 | 2017 | 7 | @MIN | 16-24 | L | +5.0 | L | O | 5 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 13% | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2017-10-15 | 2017 | 6 | CHI | 24-27 | L | -5.5 | L | O | 8 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 20% | -2.4 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2017-10-08 | 2017 | 5 | @LV | 30-17 | W | +3.0 | W | O | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 15% | -3.1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2017 | 4 | PIT | 9-26 | L | +3.5 | L | U | 6 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 13% | -1.3 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2017-09-24 | 2017 | 3 | @JAX | 7-44 | L | -3.0 | L | O | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11% | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2017-09-17 | 2017 | 2 | CLE | 24-10 | W | -7.5 | W | U | 8 | 8 | 91 | 0 | 53 | 38 | 24% | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 |
| 2017-09-10 | 2017 | 1 | @CIN | 20-0 | W | +2.5 | W | U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |