Rams defensive tackle aaron donald was leading the league with 10. Few players have come close, including thomas again. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. This is a list of national football league nfl players who have reached the 100sack. Jets legend calls michael strahans nfl singleseason sack. Worchester states russ watson is also tied with suggs, regardless of division, with 24 sacks of his own at the division iii level in 2000. Harrison has had triple digit sacks three times in career, a teambest 19 games with multiple sacks, a careerbest 16 sacks in 2008 when he was nfl defensive player of the year, and 10. Not only did he help the team win five nfl titles, he led the packers to a 91 postseason record and hes the alltime leader in playoff passer rating 104. Lawrence taylor, an allamerica at north carolina, was the firstround draft pick of the new york giants and the second player selected overall in the 1981 nfl draft. He holds the program record for sacks in a game with five against northwestern on oct. Each nfl teams biggest hall of fame snub sporting news. But there is also this note, underneath the official tallies. Jan 17, 2020 the ncaas official record book lists arizona states terrell suggs as the fbslevels record holder with 24.
Houston, a fourtime pro bowler, was voted the clubs mvp in 2014 after rolling up a franchiserecord 22 sacks, a halfsack shy of the nfl record. As a packer, white won his first and only super bowl by defeating the patriots. After examining the playbyplay records of every nfl team as well as game film at nfl films. Nfl leaders, football records, nfl leaderboards profootball. The nfls alltime career sack leaders, updated with john. Nov 04, 2006 after all, it was the attention on taylor and the jets sack exchange pass rush in 1981 that pushed the n. He holds the program record for sacks in a game with five against northwestern on. Jul 03, 2018 not only did he help the team win five nfl titles, he led the packers to a 91 postseason record and hes the alltime leader in playoff passer rating 104. Former chiefs star led nfl with 20 in 1990 including a leaguerecord seven in one game and ranks 11th alltime with 126 reggie white eagles and packers hall of famer led nfl with 21 in. List of national football league annual sacks leaders wikipedia.
Dec 07, 2018 rams defensive tackle aaron donald was leading the league with 10. Sammy baugh, washington, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947. If you have an interest in national football league nfl past performances and records we would suggest the following books online now. Regular season career pass yds playoffs career tds. Unofficially, sack record doesnt add up the new york times. Unofficial sacks in 2000, jack turney, a member of the pro football researchers. The nfl record and fact book 20 is a must for every football fan. Sep 03, 2014 a couple minutes into the third quarter, jadeveon clowney was on pace to break the all time career sacks record. He recorded a leagueleading and team record 20 sacks that included an nfl record seven sacks in a game versus the seattle seahawks on november 11, 1990. Lowest alltime winning percentage for regular season, current franchises. Five surprising individual packers records new, 17 comments green bays leader for sacks in a single game is just one of a few lesserknown individual record holders. Most career wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback. Five surprising individual packers records acme packing company. Here is a look at seven singleseason records new englands 2019.
Five surprising individual packers records acme packing. Nfl single season leaders sacks the football database. Lowest alltime winning percentage, combined regular season and postseason. Nfl alltime sacks leaders national football league espn. Team with the worst record to win a postseason game, 79. Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index. Mark gastineau wants his singleseason sack record back. Team with the worst record to win a postseason game on the road, 88. Alltime career sack leaders, updated with john turneys pre.
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. This is a list of national football league players who have led the regular season in sacks. The players responded in 2009, climbing all the way to no. Jets the nfl record book might need to be rewritten on many levels if this continues. Derrick thomas is in the record book for most sacks in a game, but the nfl did not always keep record of sacks. According to the espn sports almanac, michael strahan set the nfl record for sacks in a single season when he recorded 22. There are stretches in the record book where andersons stats compare to those of dan fouts and joe montana. Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by individual players. Gastineaus mark of 22 sacks has been tied by both jared allen 2011 and justin houston 2014, so there would be three guys tied for the singleseason record if the nfl ever decided to subtract. This popular reference book is jampacked with all the facts and figures a football fan would ever want, including alltime records, team rosters and schedules, past. Jun 27, 2018 five surprising individual packers records new, 17 comments green bays leader for sacks in a single game is just one of a few lesserknown individual record holders.
Michael strahan is credited with the nfls singleseason sack record. Nfl sacks singleseason leaders since 1982 players must meet the minimum requirements to show up on this leaderboard. Messner was a fourtime allbig ten firstteam honoree after redshirting as a freshman. List of national football league career sacks leaders. Top ten alltime nfl sack leaders sports chat place. Lawrence taylor pro football hall of fame official site. Kc chiefs alltime team, ranked, ahead of super bowl liv. List of national football league records individual.
List of national football league records individual wikipedia. These records are not listed in nfl record and fact book most career wins, regular season plus post season, by a starting quarterback. Nfl records team sacks the national football league nfl information on rauzulus street. Lawrence taylor, an all america at north carolina, was the firstround draft pick of the new york giants and the second player selected overall in the 1981 nfl draft. Team with the worst record to win 3 postseason games, 97. 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.
Whos the best defensive lineman in maryland football. Michael strahan of the new york giants broke the nfl record for sacks in a season, and only brett favre will ever know if the recordsetter was a gift. Jul 23, 20 the nfl record and fact book 20 is a must for every football fan. Way too early 2020 cleveland browns bold predictions. What is the record for total sacks in a single game in nfl. Nfl leaders, football records, nfl leaderboards pro. The mmqbs peter king assembled a 12man panel of personnel experts, football historians and longtime writers to stage the mmqb alltime nfl draft.
Nov 20, 2016 harrison has had triple digit sacks three times in career, a teambest 19 games with multiple sacks, a careerbest 16 sacks in 2008 when he was nfl defensive player of the year, and 10. List of national football league career sacks leaders wikipedia. Alltime career sack leaders, updated with john turneys. The ncaas official record book lists arizona states terrell suggs as the fbslevels record holder with 24. He had 114, by my manual count, and if i couldnt keep up the pace, i always had 15. If youre looking for stats, youve come to the right place. Team with the worst record to win 2 postseason games, 87.
In a 14game season he totaled 85 tackles and a leagueleading 23 sacks more than michael strahans 22. Most seasons leading the league in yards from scrimmage, 6 jim brown, 19581959, 1961, 19631965. He was a man among boys off the edge in tuscaloosa and later set an nfl record with seven sacks in a single game for the kansas city chiefs in 1990. Most consecutive shutout games lost or tied 8 rochester, 192224 lost 8. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. A couple minutes into the third quarter, jadeveon clowney was on pace to break the alltime career sacks record. Statistics are current through the 2019 nfl season and include stats accrued in nfl, afl and apfa games. Michael strahan holds the single season sack record at 22. Derrick thomas 27 sacks deserve to be the ncaa record. With free agency kicking off this past week and over one month until the nfl draft, it felt like the right time for some. White retired as the nfls alltime sack leader and today sits just two sacks behind alltime leader bruce smith. Derrick thomas pro football hall of fame official site.
After all, it was the attention on taylor and the jets sack exchange pass rush in 1981 that pushed the n. Packers top 10 alltime sack leaders green bay packers. For a more comprehensive list, see list of national football league rushing yards leaders. This popular reference book is jampacked with all the facts and figures a football fan would ever want, including all time records, team rosters and schedules, past standings, super bowl results, and more. Looking to find out which player racked up the most sacks. The 63, 237pound linebacker set the tone for his pro career with an outstanding rookie season during which he recorded a careerhigh 3 tackles, 9. National football league nfl champions national football league nfl history of leagues if you have an interest in national football league nfl past performances and records we would suggest the following books online now. Feb 11, 2020 gastineaus mark of 22 sacks has been tied by both jared allen 2011 and justin houston 2014, so there would be three guys tied for the singleseason record if the nfl ever decided to subtract.
Seven ridiculous nfl records the patriots defense could. No one is even close to what thomas managed back in 88. Derrick thomas 27 sacks deserve to be the ncaa record nfl. The eagles player norman willey had a game where he got up to 15 sacks. The following is a list of the nfl single season defensive leaders ranked by sacks. Over that decade and a half, white brought down the quarterback more than anyone else in the league. Unofficial sacks in 2000, jack 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.
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