2023 SEASON
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Preseason
WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
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3 | 08/26/2023 | Browns | W 33 - 32 | |||||||||||||
2 | 08/20/2023 | @Cardinals | W 38 - 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1 | 08/13/2023 | @Saints | L 24 - 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular Season
WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
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18 | 01/07/2024 | @Chargers | W 13 - 12 | |||||||||||||
17 | 12/31/2023 | Bengals | W 25 - 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
16 | 12/25/2023 | Raiders | L 14 - 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
15 | 12/17/2023 | @Patriots | W 27 - 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
14 | 12/10/2023 | Bills | L 17 - 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
7 | 10/22/2023 | Chargers | W 31 - 17 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
6 | 10/13/2023 | Broncos | W 19 - 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 10/08/2023 | @Vikings | W 27 - 20 | |||||||||||||
4 | 10/02/2023 | @Jets | W 23 - 20 | |||||||||||||
3 | 09/24/2023 | Bears | W 41 - 10 | |||||||||||||
2 | 09/17/2023 | @Jaguars | W 17 - 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1 | 09/08/2023 | Lions | L 20 - 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Post Season
WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
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4 | 02/11/2024 | 49ers | W 25 - 22 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
3 | 01/28/2024 | @Ravens | W 17 - 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
2 | 01/21/2024 | @Bills | W 27 - 24 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1 | 01/14/2024 | Dolphins | W 26 - 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
- Third-year linebacker enters his third season with the Chiefs in 2023.
- Originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (58th overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights:
- Finished second overall in total tackles made in 2022 (180) and recorded the franchise's single-season best.
- Had nine games with 10 or more tackles in 2022, marking the most 10+-tackle games in a single-season in Chiefs history.
- Against the Denver Broncos (1/8/21), Bolton scooped up a fumble and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown. The fumble return ties for the fourth-longest fumble return for a touchdown in franchise history. It marks Bolton's first-career fumble recovery and his first career defensive touchdown.Â
- Led the team with 112 total tackles (70 solo, 42 assisted) and 11 tackles for loss in 2021.
- Moved into fifth place for most tackles in a season (112) by a rookie player in franchise history, passing S Greg Wesley (101, 2000).
Postseason Career Highlights:
- In Super Bowl LVII in Arizona, Bolton returned a fumble 36 yards for a touchdown that helped tie the Chiefs 14-14 with the Eagles. Bolton had a similar play later in the game that ended up being ruled back. His touchdown made him the first Mizzou Tiger to score in the Super Bowl.
Honors:
- Was voted by teammates as a defensive team captain prior to the club's 2022 playoff games.
- 2021 Mack Lee Hill Award winner, voted by teammates as best rookie.
- 2021 PFWA All-Rookie Team.
- October 2021 Defensive Rookie of the Month.
Transactions:
- Originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (58th overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2021 NFL Draft.