most postseason game sack

Willie McGinest has the most sacks in a playoff game, with 4.5 sacks in the 2005 AFC Wild Card game versus the Jaguars on January 7, 2006.

Interpreted as:
most postseason game defensive sack by a player
NAMESCKDATEROUNDTMOPPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Willie McGinest
W. McGinest
4.5
1/7/2006
AFC Wild Card
vs
6
2
8
35.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Richard Dent
R. Dent
3.5
1/5/1986
NFC Divisional
vs
0
0
0
0
3Rich Milot
R. Milot
3.5
12/30/1984
NFC Divisional
vs
0
0
0
0
4Will Anderson Jr.
W. Anderson Jr.
3.0
1/18/2026
AFC Divisional
@
3
0
3
17
0
0
0
2
0
0
5Odafe Oweh
O. Oweh
3.0
1/11/2026
AFC Wild Card
@
4
0
4
17
0
0
0
2
0
0
6George Karlaftis
G. Karlaftis
3.0
1/18/2025
AFC Divisional
vs
4
1
5
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
7Jeffery Simmons
J. Simmons
3.0
1/22/2022
AFC Divisional
vs
7
1
8
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Shaquil Barrett
S. Barrett
3.0
1/24/2021
NFC Championship
@
4
1
5
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Frank Clark
F. Clark
3.0
1/12/2020
AFC Divisional
vs
4
0
4
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
10Jerry Hughes
J. Hughes
3.0
1/4/2020
AFC Wild Card
@
3
1
4
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Grady Jarrett
G. Jarrett
3.0
2/5/2017
Super Bowl
vs
4
1
5
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Kony Ealy
K. Ealy
3.0
2/7/2016
Super Bowl
@
3
1
4
23
1
19
0
1
1
0
13Whitney Mercilus
W. Mercilus
3.0
1/9/2016
AFC Wild Card
vs
5
3
8
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
14James Harrison
J. Harrison
3.0
1/15/2011
AFC Divisional
vs
5
2
7
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
15Terrell Suggs
T. Suggs
3.0
1/15/2011
AFC Divisional
@
5
1
6
18
0
0
0
1
0
0
16Ray Edwards
R. Edwards
3.0
1/17/2010
NFC Divisional
vs
5
0
5
23
0
0
0
1
0
0
17Darnell Dockett
D. Dockett
3.0
2/1/2009
Super Bowl
vs
5
1
6
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
18Willie McGinest
W. McGinest
3.0
1/10/2004
AFC Divisional
vs
6
1
7
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
19Michael McCrary
M. McCrary
3.0
12/31/2000
AFC Wild Card
vs
0
0
0
0
20Trace Armstrong
T. Armstrong
3.0
1/9/2000
AFC Wild Card
@
0
0
0
0
21Warren Sapp
W. Sapp
3.0
1/4/1998
NFC Divisional
@
0
0
0
0
22Reggie White
R. White
3.0
1/26/1997
Super Bowl
vs
0
0
0
0
23Chad Brown
C. Brown
3.0
12/29/1996
AFC Wild Card
vs
0
0
0
0
24Gerald Williams
G. Williams
3.0
1/8/1994
AFC Wild Card
@
0
0
0
0
25Tony Casillas
T. Casillas
3.0
1/17/1993
NFC Championship
@
0
0
0
0
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