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In 2000, John Turney and Nick Webster, members of the Pro Football Researchers Association, conducted extensive research to create a more complete record of sacks in the NFL. After examining the play-by-play records of every NFL team as well as game film at NFL films they compiled a list of players with 100 sacks beginning in 1960.
NFL sacks leaders may refer to: List of NFL annual sacks leaders; List of NFL career sacks leaders This page was last edited on 28 March 2024, at 12:41 (UTC). ...
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. Jones unofficially led the league in sacks five times.
The Cowboys lead the league with 13 sacks, also ranking fourth in total passing defense (176.3 yards per game) and ninth in overall yardage allowed (312.3 per game) through three weeks.
Steelers LB T.J. Watt had the 88th career NFL sack Sunday, passing brother J.J. for the second-most in a player's first 100 games in NFL history.
In gridiron football, a sack occurs when the quarterback (or another offensive player acting as a passer) is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before throwing a forward pass, when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage in the "pocket" and without clear intent, or when a passer runs out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage due to defensive pressure. [1]
He was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1982 and a first-team All Pro four times. He has 107.5 sacks in the NFL. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com
Most sacks, single team, half, 9; New York Giants (vs Chicago Bears) Oct 3, 2010. Most combined sacks (both teams), game, 18; Green Bay Packers (8) vs San Diego Chargers (10), Sep 24, 1978. Most combined sacks (both teams), half, 11; New York Giants (9) vs Chicago Bears (2), Oct 3, 2010. Most opponents yards lost attempting to pass, season, 665 ...