Most career wins, regular season plus post season, by a starting quarterback. That incredible output on sunday pushed barretts sack total on the. List of national football league records individual wikipedia. These records are not listed in nfl record and fact book. Giants michael strahans sacks record in jeopardy in 2019. Alltime career sack leaders, updated with john turneys. Cincinnatis coy bacon is widely, although not officially, credited with 26 sacks during the 1976 season. Included are player stats for the green bay packers nfl from 19222021 and the green bay packers apfa in 1921. Giants eli manning to pass dad archie in nfl record books. Most career wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback. The cleveland browns take on the denver broncos during week 15 of the 2018 nfl season. Michael strahan of the new york giants holds the record with 22. Smith, who played four seasons with the 49ers, made his return to the nfl in 2020 after missing the previous four seasons. Terrell suggs four sacks away from breaking career postseason.
Will jamal adams break the nfl sack record by a db. Apr 20, 2010 the nfl career leader with 200, his singleseason best was 19 for bills in 1990. Nov 26, 2016 barnett has a career best 12 sacks this season and all have come against sec opponents. Terrell suggs four sacks away from breaking career. Since strahan broke the record, there have been six 20 sack seasons in the nfl with justin houston 2014 and jared allen 2011 coming closest to breaking strahans mark by recording 22 each in a season. Nov 09, 2020 watt is the fourth fastest player in nfl history to reach 100 sacks. List of national football league annual sacks leaders wikipedia.
Leslie oneal 198285 34 osus alltime sack leader made news recently, becoming the sixth former poke to be inducted into the college football hall of fame. It was the fourth time houston has done that in his career, tying an nfl record. The ncaas official record book lists arizona states terrell suggs as the. Favre broke that record in 2007, set his career mark of 509 in 2010, and then saw it extinguished in 2014 by manning. Unofficially, sack record doesnt add up the new york times. Aug 23, 2014 the record for the most sacks in an nfl career is held by defensive end bruce smith who had 200 sacks in his 19 year career 19851999 with the buffalo bills and 20002003 with the washington redskins. What made coy bacon one of the nfls best pass rushers. Dec 24, 2019 with one game left, the cardinals outside linebacker has 19 sacks this season, a performance that not only broke his own franchise record but gives him a chance however unlikely to reach the nfl record of 22. The legend tried to top his own record in 1989, but he came up five scores short with 17 on the season. According to legend, norman wild man willey has a 17sack game for the. Thats a nice little record worthy of adulation for which manning received.
Jan 08, 2020 with a big postseason, chiefs pass rusher terrell suggs could break the nfl s record for career sacks in the playoffs. Sacks didnt become an official ncaa statistic until 2000, but they have been tracked at michigan since 1980. For example, turney has calculated that jones, whose career e. Alltime career, singleseason, and playoffs records and leaders. Jun 20, 2019 since smith cemented the record in 2003 after 19 seasons in the league, the closest any player has come to that mark was julius peppers with 159. The nfl did not officially begin compiling sacks until 1982. Officially, michael strahan and lawrence taylor each have 2. Build your own custom leaderboards with stathead football. Lawrence taylor pro football hall of fame official site.
Nov 21, 2019 the nfl record for most sacks by a defensive back in a single season is eight, set by former cardinals s adrian wilson in 2005. What player has the most sacks in nfl history the best. What are the most unbreakable nfl and college football. After examining the playbyplay 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. According to elias sports bureau data, thats tied with rodney harrison for the most sacks by a defensive back before his 30th birthday since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. In 2000, john turney, a member of the pro football researchers association, and nick webster conducted extensive research to create a more complete record of sacks in the nfl.
For a good long time, it was looking like the single season nfl sack record was going to be one but in 2001, michael strahan got credited for 0. Nov 20, 2016 harrison has had triple digit sacks three times in career, a teambest 19 games with multiple sacks, a career best 16 sacks in 2008 when he was nfl defensive player of the year, and 10. Sacks record close for chandler jones, but hes already made. Justin houston sacks houston, matthew stafford continues. According to legend, norman wild man willey has a 17 sack game for the. Entering 2019, only 32 players have reached the milestone.
Go inside the nfl s 2020 season with the 2020 nfl record and fact book. Almost all of adams sacks have come in the latter half of the season, with his first sack of 2019 recorded against the dolphins in week 9. List of national football league career sacks leaders. Derek barnett ties tennessee record for career sacks. Players active with the green bay packers during the 2020 nfl season are listed in bold. Alltime career sack leaders, updated with john turneys pre.
Justin houston sacks houston, matthew stafford continues to. Just last season, justin houston finished with 22 sacks and almost dethroned the king. Historical nfl leaders, afl leaders and nfl records. Strahans sack record has been called in to question due to the fact that packers quarterback brett favre intentionally went down, essentially gifting him the record. For example, turney has calculated that jones, whose career ended in. Strahan set the record in 2001 a season in which he was dominant and led the nfl in both sacks and forced fumbles. In todays record book look, well gander at the five players with the most sacks since the stat was recorded in 1981. Where does that feat rank among the nfls alltime singlegame. Although taylors accomplishments are many, he recorded his finest statistical season in 1986 when he was named the nfls mvp, becoming the first defensive player to do so since 1971. Smith has the most sacks in nfl history, so its probably not surprising that he has more sacks with a single franchise in the league as well. Nfl leaders, football records, nfl leaderboards pro. Dec 04, 2020 the steelers defense is on pace to do something that has never been done in nfl history.
Justin houston sacks houston, matthew stafford continues to climb nfl record books. The pittsburgh steelers took him in the third round of the 1994 nfl draft. After all, it was the attention on taylor and the jets sack exchange pass rush in 1981 that pushed the n. He had an 11year nfl career, where he had 80 sacks. Only stats for regular season games have been included. What 17game nfl season means for 49ers record book rsn. Touchdowns scoring rush rush tds receiving pass yards pass comp pass tds interceptions sacks. Who has the most sacks in nfl history one season the best. Who has the most career sacks for every nfl franchise.
The only players to reach the milestone faster are demarcus ware, reggie white and bruce smith. Who has the most sacks in nfl history one season the. Nfl sacks career leaders since 1982 players must meet the minimum requirements to show up on this leaderboard. Nfl sacks career leaders since 1982 players must meet the minimum requirements to show up on. Sacks record close for chandler jones, but hes already. What is the nfl record for most sacks in a game by 1. Seattle seahawks jamal adams sets db sacks mark vs. Regular season by quarterback regular season by team hicks sack victims san diego 9. Nfl alltime sacks leaders national football league espn. Leslie oneal 198285 34 osus alltime sack leader made news recently.
Has 496 career tackles and needs four more to become the 16th player in team history with 500. Dec 05, 2019 the nfl record for sacks in a season belongs to michael strahan, formerly of the new york giants. Eli manning was sacked a careerworst 39 times in 20, but is on pace to shatter that mark in 2018 if he. The official source for nfl news, video highlights, fantasy football, gameday coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Watt, 15 sacks to tie reggie whites nfl record of five 15 sack seasons. The 6foot3, 265pound barnett is the only player in sec history to record three seasons of 10 or more sacks. Clay matthews is the green bay packers career leader in sacks with 83. What is the nfl record for most sacks in a game by 1 player. Jones didnt get to have his name attached to the sack in the nfl record book since it wasnt an official league statistic during his career with. Derrick thomas 27 sacks deserve to be the ncaa record fanbuzz. Oct 05, 2012 the late defensive end was a 10time firstteam allpro, ranks second in the nfl record book with 198. Below are the top 10 sack leaders in wolverines history, according to michigans. Favre broke that record in 2007, set his career mark of 509 in 2010, and then saw.
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