Between the 2000 and 2021 seasons, DeMarcus Ware had the most sacks by a linebacker, with 122.5 sacks.
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most defensive sacks by a linebacker 2000 to 2021| NAME | SCK | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Ware | 122.5 | 149 | 443 | 133 | 576 | 786.5 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 |  | V. Miller | 115.5 | 150 | 413 | 127 | 540 | 702 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 |  | T. Suggs | 111.5 | 196 | 484 | 188 | 672 | 818 | 5 | 106 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | | J. Porter | 96.0 | 172 | 451 | 152 | 603 | 12 | 233 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 1 | |
| 5 |  | J. Houston | 94.0 | 133 | 371 | 89 | 460 | 540.5 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 1 |
| 6 |  | C. Matthews | 91.5 | 156 | 383 | 136 | 519 | 572.5 | 6 | 191 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | | R. Kerrigan | 90.0 | 140 | 321 | 116 | 437 | 629 | 3 | 61 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | | J. Harrison | 84.5 | 193 | 573 | 220 | 793 | 536.5 | 8 | 95 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 |  | T.J. Watt | 72.0 | 77 | 216 | 78 | 294 | 451 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | | S. Phillips | 71.5 | 152 | 377 | 124 | 501 | 442.5 | 6 | 67 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | | T. Hali | 71.0 | 130 | 326 | 94 | 420 | 470.5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 |  | C. Jones | 58.5 | 68 | 168 | 45 | 213 | 429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | | L. Woodley | 58.0 | 104 | 223 | 86 | 309 | 398 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 14 | | B. Orakpo | 55.0 | 116 | 257 | 117 | 374 | 369 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | | A. Brooks | 55.0 | 145 | 305 | 86 | 391 | 348.5 | 3 | 104 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | | W. Mercilus | 54.0 | 128 | 228 | 117 | 345 | 297 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | | E. Dumervil | 52.5 | 71 | 126 | 51 | 177 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | | C. Pace | 52.5 | 136 | 396 | 131 | 527 | 310 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 19 | | S. Barrett | 51.5 | 107 | 236 | 81 | 317 | 364.5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | | J. Peterson | 51.5 | 158 | 570 | 189 | 759 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 1 | |
| 21 | | R. Colvin | 50.5 | 110 | 243 | 79 | 322 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | |
| 22 | | M. Vrabel | 50.0 | 155 | 485 | 221 | 706 | 311.5 | 11 | 73 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | | P. Smith | 49.5 | 112 | 197 | 107 | 304 | 358.5 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 24 | | A. Smith | 47.5 | 59 | 141 | 39 | 180 | 337.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 |  | M. Judon | 47.0 | 93 | 205 | 91 | 296 | 359.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.
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 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
| Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
