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Taylor had 9.5 and Jackson had 8.0 sacks that season, which would increase their totals to 142.0 and 136.0 sacks, respectively. These sacks would place Taylor at 9th and Jackson tied at 16th (with Jared Allen) on the unofficial sack list. Unofficial and Official Ranks are based on the top 250 from Pro Football Reference. [1]
Jared Allen led the league in sacks in 2007 and 2011. Al Baker is the unofficial NFL record holder with 23 sacks during the 1978 NFL season. [2] The Deacon Jones Award, given annually to the player who leads the league in sacks, is named after Deacon Jones.
In 2021, Baker was listed as the NFL's unofficial all-time single-season sack leader due to Pro Football Reference adding sack statistics from 1960 to 1981, the year before the stat became official. Baker recorded 23 sacks as a rookie in 1978 with the Detroit Lions, topping the official record of 22.5 sacks by Michael Strahan and T. J. Watt. [7]
Sacks weren't recorded in the NFL until 1982, but a recent review by Pro Football Reference now has Al Baker as the single-season sack king. Sacks weren't recorded in the NFL until 1982, but a ...
Gastineau first earned the title of NFL sack leader in 1983 with 19 sacks. He held onto the accolade in 1984 with a record 22 sacks in a single season, according to The Athletic.. He spent his ...
That was sack No. 81.5 of Watt's career, which is the new all-time Steelers record. Even though sacks didn't become an official stat until 1982 and many great Steelers defenders played before then ...
First NFL quarterback to defeat 32 franchises: Brett Favre vs. Green Bay Packers; October 5, 2009 [178] [179] First NFL quarterback to reach 100 career wins (regular season): Johnny Unitas vs. Green Bay Packers; November 9, 1969; First NFL quarterback to reach 150 career wins (regular season): Brett Favre vs. San Diego Chargers; September 23, 2007
Cleveland's All-Pro pass rusher remains one of the best defenders of his generation and is the midst of another stellar season. On Sunday, he reached an NFL first. ... league's all-time sack ...