
Since 2001, Willie McGinest has the most sacks in a playoff game, with 4.5 sacks in the 2005 AFC Wild Card game against the Jaguars on January 7, 2006.
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most defensive sacks by a player in a playoff game since 2001| NAME | SCK | DATE | ROUND | TM | OPP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W. McGinest | 4.5 | 1/7/2006 | AFC Wild Card | vs | 6 | 2 | 8 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | W. Anderson Jr. | 3.0 | 1/18/2026 | AFC Divisional | @ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | O. Oweh | 3.0 | 1/11/2026 | AFC Wild Card | @ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | G. Karlaftis | 3.0 | 1/18/2025 | AFC Divisional | vs | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | J. Simmons | 3.0 | 1/22/2022 | AFC Divisional | vs | 7 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | S. Barrett | 3.0 | 1/24/2021 | NFC Championship | @ | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | F. Clark | 3.0 | 1/12/2020 | AFC Divisional | vs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | J. Hughes | 3.0 | 1/4/2020 | AFC Wild Card | @ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | G. Jarrett | 3.0 | 2/5/2017 | Super Bowl | vs | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | K. Ealy | 3.0 | 2/7/2016 | Super Bowl | @ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 11 | W. Mercilus | 3.0 | 1/9/2016 | AFC Wild Card | vs | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | J. Harrison | 3.0 | 1/15/2011 | AFC Divisional | vs | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | T. Suggs | 3.0 | 1/15/2011 | AFC Divisional | @ | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | R. Edwards | 3.0 | 1/17/2010 | NFC Divisional | vs | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | D. Dockett | 3.0 | 2/1/2009 | Super Bowl | vs | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | W. McGinest | 3.0 | 1/10/2004 | AFC Divisional | vs | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | J. Sweat | 2.5 | 2/9/2025 | Super Bowl | vs | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | T. Flowers | 2.5 | 2/5/2017 | Super Bowl | @ | 4 | 2 | 6 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | V. Miller | 2.5 | 2/7/2016 | Super Bowl | vs | 5 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | V. Miller | 2.5 | 1/24/2016 | AFC Championship | vs | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | N. Perry | 2.5 | 1/10/2016 | NFC Wild Card | @ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | A. Brooks | 2.5 | 1/12/2014 | NFC Divisional | @ | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | P. Kruger | 2.5 | 1/6/2013 | AFC Wild Card | vs | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | R. McDonald | 2.5 | 1/22/2012 | NFC Championship | vs | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | B. Reed | 2.5 | 1/15/2012 | AFC Divisional | @ | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
StatMuse has game-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 playoffs.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
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8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
7 | 9 | 1 | .441 | |
5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | |
4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
9 | 7 | 1 | .559 | |
9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | |
9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |








