most sacks in a single season by a player older than 38

Bruce Smith has the most sacks by a player older than 38 in a season, with 9 sacks in 2002.

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Regular season

	NAME	SCK	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	FF	FR
1	Bruce Smith B. Smith	9.0	39	2002	WAS	16	37	12	49	73	3	0
2	Calais Campbell C. Campbell	6.5	39	2025	ARI	17	23	20	43	50	0	0
3	Clay Matthews C. Matthews	6.5	40	1996	ATL	15						0
4	Reggie White R. White	5.5	39	2000	CAR	16						1
5	Bruce Smith B. Smith	5.0	40	2003	WAS	16	17	5	22	30.5	0	0
6	James Harrison J. Harrison	3.0	39	2017	TOT	6	6	2	8	18	1	0
7	Jeff Zgonina J. Zgonina	2.5	39	2009	HOU	16	23	5	28	11	0	1

StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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More Commanders Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

459

Daniels

RUSH

239

Croskey-Merritt

REC

203

McLaurin

Team Rankings

PPG

23.0

16th

OPP PPG

29.8

30th

RUSH YDS/G

139.6

5th

PASS YDS/G

197.0

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Mon 11/23	CIN	@	WAS	8:15 PM

Last Game

Giants

3 - 1 - 1

Final

Commanders

1 - 3 - 1

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

494

Robinson

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

181.0

173.2

162.3

153.5

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

98.1

Walker

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3

1-3-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000