most 3 sack games by a rookie

Julius Peppers and Leslie O'Neal are tied for the most games by a rookie with 3.0+ sacks, with 2 games.

Interpreted as:
most 3 or more defensive sack regular-season games by a rookie
NAME GP SCK SEASON TM TKL AST COMB SCKY INT INT YDS INT TD FF FR FR TD
1 Julius Peppers
J. Peppers
2
6.0
2002
CAR CAR
8
0
8
44
1
21
0
2
0
0
2 Leslie O'Neal
L. O'Neal
2
8.0
1986
SD SD
0
0
0
0
3 James Houston
J. Houston
1
3.0
2022
DET DET
3
0
3
17
0
0
0
1
0
0
4 Aidan Hutchinson
A. Hutchinson
1
3.0
2022
DET DET
5
1
6
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
5 Jaelan Phillips
J. Phillips
1
3.0
2021
MIA MIA
3
1
4
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
6 Maxx Crosby
M. Crosby
1
4.0
2019
OAK OAK
4
1
5
42
0
0
0
1
0
0
7 Nick Bosa
N. Bosa
1
3.0
2019
SF SF
4
0
4
25
1
46
0
0
0
0
8 B.J. Hill
B.J. Hill
1
3.0
2018
NYG NYG
3
0
3
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
9 Bradley Chubb
B. Chubb
1
3.0
2018
DEN DEN
4
1
5
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
10 Mike Hilton
M. Hilton
1
3.0
2017
PIT PIT
6
0
6
28
0
0
0
1
0
0
11 Preston Smith
P. Smith
1
3.0
2015
WAS WAS
3
1
4
13
0
0
0
1
0
0
12 Justin Francis
J. Francis
1
3.0
2012
NE NE
3
0
3
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
13 Kendall Reyes
K. Reyes
1
3.5
2012
SD SD
3
2
5
18.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
14 Justin Houston
J. Houston
1
3.0
2011
KC KC
7
0
7
15
0
0
0
1
0
0
15 Brian Orakpo
B. Orakpo
1
4.0
2009
WAS WAS
5
1
6
44
0
0
0
1
0
0
16 Jason Jones
J. Jones
1
3.5
2008
TEN TEN
4
1
5
22
0
0
0
3
0
0
17 Jyles Tucker
J. Tucker
1
3.0
2007
SD SD
4
0
4
28
0
0
0
2
1
1
18 Elvis Dumervil
E. Dumervil
1
3.0
2006
DEN DEN
3
0
3
16
0
0
0
0
1
0
19 DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
1
3.0
2005
DAL DAL
7
2
9
13
0
0
0
3
0
0
20 Kevin Williams
K. Williams
1
3.0
2003
MIN MIN
6
2
8
19
1
3
0
0
0
0
21 John Henderson
J. Henderson
1
3.0
2002
JAX JAX
6
0
6
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
22 Ben Leber
B. Leber
1
3.0
2002
SD SD
5
1
6
31
0
0
0
1
0
0
23 Carlos Hall
C. Hall
1
3.0
2002
TEN TEN
4
3
7
14
0
0
0
1
0
0
24 Reggie Hayward
R. Hayward
1
3.0
2001
DEN DEN
4
1
5
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
25 Justin Smith
J. Smith
1
3.0
2001
CIN CIN
5
3
8
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
StatMuse has game-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
Saints Saints
1
5
0
.167
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
CAR CAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
CAR CAR
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
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Final

27

DAL Cowboys

2 - 3 - 1

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AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
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Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
CAR CAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM