highest season sack totals since 2000

Since 2000, T.J. Watt and Michael Strahan are tied for the most sacks in a season, with 22.5 sacks.

Interpreted as:
highest season defensive sack by a player totals since 2000
NAME SCK SEASON TM GP TKL AST COMB SCKY INT INT YDS INT TD FF FR FR TD
1 T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
22.5
2021
PIT PIT
15
48
16
64
111.5
0
0
0
5
3
0
2 Michael Strahan
M. Strahan
22.5
2001
NYG NYG
16
61
12
73
177.5
0
0
0
6
1
1
3 Justin Houston
J. Houston
22.0
2014
KC KC
16
60
9
69
99
0
0
0
4
0
0
4 Jared Allen
J. Allen
22.0
2011
MIN MIN
16
48
18
66
150.5
1
14
0
4
4
0
5 Aaron Donald
A. Donald
20.5
2018
LAR LAR
16
41
18
59
183.5
0
0
0
4
2
0
6 J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
20.5
2014
HOU HOU
16
59
19
78
140
1
80
1
4
5
1
7 J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
20.5
2012
HOU HOU
16
69
12
81
138.5
0
0
0
4
2
0
8 DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
20.0
2008
DAL DAL
16
69
15
84
113
0
0
0
6
1
0
9 Shaquil Barrett
S. Barrett
19.5
2019
TB TB
16
45
13
58
138.5
1
4
0
6
0
0
10 Robert Mathis
R. Mathis
19.5
2013
IND IND
16
44
15
59
120.5
0
0
0
8
0
0
11 Aldon Smith
A. Smith
19.5
2012
SF SF
16
50
16
66
144.5
1
6
0
3
0
0
12 DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
19.5
2011
DAL DAL
16
48
10
58
124.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
13 T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
19.0
2023
PIT PIT
17
48
20
68
122
1
24
0
4
3
1
14 Chandler Jones
C. Jones
19.0
2019
ARI ARI
16
42
11
53
146
0
0
0
8
3
0
15 Robert Quinn
R. Quinn
19.0
2013
STL STL
16
50
7
57
145
0
0
0
7
2
1
16 Nick Bosa
N. Bosa
18.5
2022
SF SF
16
41
10
51
137.5
0
0
0
2
0
0
17 Robert Quinn
R. Quinn
18.5
2021
CHI CHI
16
38
11
49
133.5
0
0
0
4
0
0
18 Von Miller
V. Miller
18.5
2012
DEN DEN
16
55
13
68
129.5
1
26
1
6
0
0
19 Michael Strahan
M. Strahan
18.5
2003
NYG NYG
16
60
15
75
126.5
0
0
0
3
1
0
20 Jason Taylor
J. Taylor
18.5
2002
MIA MIA
16
46
24
70
162.5
0
0
0
7
2
0
21 Jason Babin
J. Babin
18.0
2011
PHI PHI
16
35
5
40
107
0
0
0
3
0
0
22 Trey Hendrickson
T. Hendrickson
17.5
2024
CIN CIN
17
33
13
46
125.5
0
0
0
2
0
0
23 Trey Hendrickson
T. Hendrickson
17.5
2023
CIN CIN
17
28
15
43
121.5
0
0
0
3
0
0
24 Josh Hines-Allen
J. Hines-Allen
17.5
2023
JAX JAX
17
43
23
66
126.5
1
8
0
2
0
0
25 J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
17.5
2015
HOU HOU
16
57
19
76
117.5
0
0
0
3
1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
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1
2
0
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2
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Schedule
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Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
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PIT PIT
9:30 AM
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10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
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10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
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10/26
GB GB
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PIT PIT
8:20 PM
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11/2
IND IND
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1:00 PM
Last Game
NE Patriots

1 - 2 - 0

14

Final

21

PIT Steelers

2 - 1 - 0

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NFC East W L T PCT
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0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
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NFC North W L T PCT
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1
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.667
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1.000
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2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
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1
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.667
Steelers Steelers
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1
0
.667
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0
0
1.000
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1
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.667
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0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
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2
0
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
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PHI PHI
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Thu
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KC KC
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LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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9/25
SEA SEA
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Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
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PIT PIT
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Sun
9/28
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@
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9/28
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9/28
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@
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