SAM MARTINMartin, Sam JosephPosition: P Height: 6-1 Weight: 210 Born: February 27, 1990 Peachtree City, GA High School: StarrŐs Mill (Fayetteville, GA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Appalachian State | Redshirted |
| 2009 | Appalachian State | Played |
| 2010 | Appalachian State | Played |
| 2011 | Appalachian State | Played |
| 2012 | Appalachian State | Played |
| Draft: 5th round (165th overall) 2013 Detroit Lions |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/27/2013 | 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL |
| Signed | 5/10/2013 | 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL |
| Reserve/Non-Football Injury | 9/2/2017 | 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL |
| Activated | 10/28/2017 | 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/18/2020 | 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL |
| Signed | 3/20/2020 | 2020 Denver Broncos (NFL)2020 DEN NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 1/3/2022 | 2021 Denver Broncos (NFL)2021 DEN NFL |
| Activated | 1/7/2022 | 2021 Denver Broncos (NFL)2021 DEN NFL |
| Released | 8/29/2022 | 2022 Denver Broncos (NFL)2022 DEN NFL |
| Signed | 9/1/2022 | 2022 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2022 BUF NFL |
| Released | 3/6/2025 | 2024 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2024 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 3/13/2025 | 2025 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2025 CAR NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 216 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 216 | 45.7 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 218 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 218 | 51.5 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 218 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 218 | 47.6 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 209 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 209 | 50.2 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 141 | 30.0 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 213 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 213 | 49.2 |
| 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL | 211 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 211 | 44.7 |
| 2020 Denver Broncos (NFL)2020 DEN NFL | 137 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 137 | 29.6 |
| 2021 Denver Broncos (NFL)2021 DEN NFL | 133 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 133 | 32.8 |
| 2022 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2022 BUF NFL | 128 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 128 | 31.2 |
| 2023 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2023 BUF NFL | 132 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 132 | 30.7 |
| 2024 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2024 BUF NFL | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 150 | 33.6 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2106 | 0 | 0 | 2106 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 Denver Broncos (NFL)2020 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 72 | 3399 | 47.2 | 72 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 250 | 2949 | 40.4 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 68 | 3138 | 46.1 | 71 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 311 | 2727 | 40.1 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 80 | 3679 | 46.0 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 263 | 3356 | 42.0 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 62 | 3010 | 48.5 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 210 | 2740 | 44.2 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL | 41 | 1779 | 43.4 | 64 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 116 | 1543 | 37.6 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 74 | 3310 | 44.7 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 332 | 2898 | 39.2 |
| 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL | 76 | 3445 | 45.3 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 130 | 3175 | 41.8 |
| 2020 Denver Broncos (NFL)2020 DEN NFL | 65 | 3040 | 46.8 | 69 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 226 | 2734 | 41.4 |
| 2021 Denver Broncos (NFL)2021 DEN NFL | 67 | 3083 | 46.0 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 154 | 2869 | 42.8 |
| 2022 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2022 BUF NFL | 45 | 2146 | 47.7 | 67 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 145 | 1901 | 41.3 |
| 2023 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2023 BUF NFL | 51 | 2334 | 45.8 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 237 | 2037 | 39.9 |
| 2024 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2024 BUF NFL | 54 | 2523 | 46.7 | 65 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 213 | 2210 | 40.9 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 755 | 34886 | 46.2 | 72 | 4 | 58 | 287 | 68 | 95 | 2587 | 31139 | 41.0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | OB | RET | RETY | TD | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 70 | 4581 | 65.4 | 38 | 3 | 29 | 757 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 75 | 4834 | 64.5 | 53 | 1 | 20 | 544 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 73 | 4603 | 63.1 | 40 | 1 | 29 | 762 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 78 | 4819 | 61.8 | 52 | 1 | 22 | 462 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL | 50 | 3242 | 64.8 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 526 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 73 | 4459 | 61.1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 797 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL | 61 | 3779 | 62.0 | 17 | 1 | 42 | 927 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Denver Broncos (NFL)2020 DEN NFL | 2 | 114 | 57.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2022 BUF NFL | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 483 | 30494 | 63.1 | 259 | 7 | 204 | 4827 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 0 |
| 2020 Denver Broncos (NFL)2020 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -21 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions2017 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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