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.

Interpreted as:
most defensive sacks in a single season by a player older than 38 years old
NAMESCKAgeSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Bruce Smith
B. Smith
9.0
39
2002
16
37
12
49
73
0
0
0
3
0
0
2Calais Campbell
C. Campbell
6.5
39
2025
17
23
20
43
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
3Clay Matthews
C. Matthews
6.5
40
1996
15
0
0
0
0
0
4Reggie White
R. White
5.5
39
2000
16
0
0
0
1
0
5Bruce Smith
B. Smith
5.0
40
2003
16
17
5
22
30.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
6James Harrison
J. Harrison
3.0
39
2017
TOT
6
6
2
8
18
0
0
0
1
0
0
7Jeff Zgonina
J. Zgonina
2.5
39
2009
16
23
5
28
11
0
0
0
0
1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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9
1
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14
3
0
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12
5
0
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10
0
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3
14
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10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
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11
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12
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11
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14
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11
6
0
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7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
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4
13
0
.235
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11
6
0
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9
7
1
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9
8
0
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8
9
0
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
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14
3
0
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12
5
0
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12
5
0
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14
0
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