most sacks by a player in a single nfl season

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

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most defensive sacks by a player in a single NFL season

	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	T.J. Watt	22.5	2021	PIT	15	48	16	64	111.5	0	0	0	5	3	0
2	Michael Strahan M. Strahan	22.5	2001	NYG	16	61	12	73	177.5	0	0	0	6	1	1
3	Justin Houston J. Houston	22.0	2014	KC	16	60	9	69	99	0	0	0	4	0	0
4	Jared Allen J. Allen	22.0	2011	MIN	16	48	18	66	150.5	1	14	0	4	4	0
5	Mark Gastineau M. Gastineau	22.0	1984	NYJ	16					0	0	0		1	1
6	Chris Doleman C. Doleman	21.0	1989	MIN	16					0	0	0		5	0
7	Reggie White R. White	21.0	1987	PHI	12					0	0	0		1	1
8	Aaron Donald A. Donald	20.5	2018	LAR	16	41	18	59	183.5	0	0	0	4	2	0
9	J.J. Watt	20.5	2014	HOU	16	59	19	78	140	1	80	1	4	5	1
10	J.J. Watt	20.5	2012	HOU	16	69	12	81	138.5	0	0	0	4	2	0
11	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	20.5	1986	NYG	16					0	0	0		0	0
12	DeMarcus Ware D. Ware	20.0	2008	DAL	16	69	15	84	113	0	0	0	6	1	0
13	Derrick Thomas D. Thomas	20.0	1990	KC	15					0	0	0		2	0
14	Shaquil Barrett S. Barrett	19.5	2019	TB	16	45	13	58	138.5	1	4	0	6	0	0
15	Robert Mathis R. Mathis	19.5	2013	IND	16	44	15	59	120.5	0	0	0	8	0	0
16	Aldon Smith A. Smith	19.5	2012	SF	16	50	16	66	144.5	1	6	0	3	0	0
17	DeMarcus Ware D. Ware	19.5	2011	DAL	16	48	10	58	124.5	0	0	0	2	1	0
18	Tim Harris T. Harris	19.5	1989	GB	16					0	0	0		3	0
19	T.J. Watt	19.0	2023	PIT	17	48	20	68	122	1	24	0	4	3	1
20	Chandler Jones C. Jones	19.0	2019	ARI	16	42	11	53	146	0	0	0	8	3	0
21	Robert Quinn R. Quinn	19.0	2013	STL	16	50	7	57	145	0	0	0	7	2	1
22	Clyde Simmons C. Simmons	19.0	1992	PHI	16					0	0	0		1	0
23	Bruce Smith B. Smith	19.0	1990	BUF	16					0	0	0		0	0
24	Mark Gastineau M. Gastineau	19.0	1983	NYJ	16					0	0	0		2	1
25	Nick Bosa N. Bosa	18.5	2022	SF	16	41	10	51	137.5	0	0	0	2	0	0

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