most career average sacks per season

Sean McInerney has the most sacks per game played in a season, with 2.17 in his rookie season in 1987.

Interpreted as:
most career average defensive sacks per game by a player per season
NAME SCK/GP SCK GP SEASON TM TKL AST COMB SCKY INT INT YDS INT TD FF FR FR TD
1 Sean McInerney
S. McInerney
2.17
6.5
3
1987
CHI CHI
0
0
0
0
0
2 Jevon Kearse
J. Kearse
1.75
3.5
2
2006
PHI PHI
3
1
4
30.5
0
0
0
1
0
0
3 Reggie White
R. White
1.75
21.0
12
1987
PHI PHI
0
0
0
1
1
4 Steve Martin
S. Martin
1.67
5.0
3
1987
WAS WAS
0
0
0
0
0
5 Rashan Gary
R. Gary
1.5
4.5
3
2025
GB GB
8
5
13
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
6 Aidan Hutchinson
A. Hutchinson
1.5
7.5
5
2024
DET DET
12
7
19
55
0
0
0
1
0
0
7 T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
1.5
22.5
15
2021
PIT PIT
48
16
64
111.5
0
0
0
5
3
0
8 Curt Jarvis
C. Jarvis
1.5
3.0
2
1987
TB TB
0
0
0
0
0
9 Mel Kaufman
M. Kaufman
1.5
3.0
2
1986
WAS WAS
0
0
0
0
0
10 Shawne Merriman
S. Merriman
1.42
17.0
12
2006
SD SD
49
14
63
93
1
10
0
4
1
0
11 Michael Strahan
M. Strahan
1.41
22.5
16
2001
NYG NYG
61
12
73
177.5
0
0
0
6
1
1
12 Justin Houston
J. Houston
1.38
22.0
16
2014
KC KC
60
9
69
99
0
0
0
4
0
0
13 Jared Allen
J. Allen
1.38
22.0
16
2011
MIN MIN
48
18
66
150.5
1
14
0
4
4
0
14 Mark Gastineau
M. Gastineau
1.38
22.0
16
1984
NYJ NYJ
0
0
0
1
1
15 Myles Garrett
M. Garrett
1.33
4.0
3
2025
CLE CLE
9
7
16
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
16 Brian Burns
B. Burns
1.33
4.0
3
2025
NYG NYG
10
5
15
26
0
0
0
1
0
0
17 Byron Young
B. Young
1.33
4.0
3
2025
LAR LAR
13
7
20
34
0
0
0
1
0
0
18 Mathias Kiwanuka
M. Kiwanuka
1.33
4.0
3
2010
NYG NYG
9
2
11
30
0
0
0
1
0
0
19 Antwan Odom
A. Odom
1.33
8.0
6
2009
CIN CIN
18
1
19
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
20 Derrick Thomas
D. Thomas
1.33
20.0
15
1990
KC KC
0
0
0
2
0
21 Buddy Moor
B. Moor
1.33
4.0
3
1987
ATL ATL
0
0
0
0
0
22 Blaise Winter
B. Winter
1.33
4.0
3
1987
SD SD
0
0
0
0
0
23 Hugh Green
H. Green
1.33
4.0
3
1986
MIA MIA
0
0
0
0
0
24 Chris Doleman
C. Doleman
1.31
21.0
16
1989
MIN MIN
0
0
0
5
0
25 Lawrence Taylor
L. Taylor
1.29
15.5
12
1988
NYG NYG
0
0
0
1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Lions Lions
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
Bears Bears
1
2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
CHI CHI
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CHI CHI
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

1 - 2 - 0

31

Final

14

DAL Cowboys

1 - 2 - 0

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

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
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM