nfl detroit lions player most sacks in a game

Bill Gay has the most sacks for the Lions in a game, with 5.5 sacks versus the Buccaneers on September 4, 1983.

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NFL detroit lions player most defensive sacks in a regular-season game

	NAME	SCK	DATE	TM		OPP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Bill Gay B. Gay	5.5	9/4/1983	DET	@	TB					0	0	0			0
2	Aidan Hutchinson A. Hutchinson	4.5	9/15/2024	DET	vs	TB	4	1	5	37	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	Keith Ferguson K. Ferguson	4.0	11/16/1986	DET	@	PHI					0	0	0			0
4	Ezekiel Ansah E. Ansah	3.5	11/26/2015	DET	vs	PHI	3	1	4	27	0	0	0	1	1	0
5	James Hall J. Hall	3.5	12/9/2001	DET	@	TB	7	1	8	24.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Robert Porcher R. Porcher	3.5	11/23/1997	DET	vs	IND					0	0	0			0
7	Mike Cofer M. Cofer	3.5	11/22/1987	DET	@	CHI					0	0	0			0
8	Al-Quadin Muhammad A. Muhammad	3.0	12/4/2025	DET	vs	DAL	3	0	3	24	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Aidan Hutchinson A. Hutchinson	3.0	12/30/2023	DET	@	DAL	5	0	5	22	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	James Houston J. Houston	3.0	1/1/2023	DET	vs	CHI	3	0	3	17	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	Aidan Hutchinson A. Hutchinson	3.0	9/18/2022	DET	vs	WAS	5	1	6	15	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Devon Kennard D. Kennard	3.0	9/8/2019	DET	@	ARI	4	0	4	19	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Ezekiel Ansah E. Ansah	3.0	12/31/2017	DET	vs	GB	4	0	4	31	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Ezekiel Ansah E. Ansah	3.0	12/24/2017	DET	@	CIN	5	2	7	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Ezekiel Ansah E. Ansah	3.0	9/18/2017	DET	@	NYG	6	0	6	18	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	Cliff Avril C. Avril	3.0	12/5/2010	DET	vs	CHI	4	0	4	21	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Dewayne White D. White	3.0	10/21/2007	DET	vs	TB	7	1	8	18	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Jared DeVries J. DeVries	3.0	9/30/2007	DET	vs	CHI	6	0	6	26	0	0	0	2	0	0
19	James Hall J. Hall	3.0	10/15/2006	DET	vs	BUF	3	4	7	26.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	Robert Porcher R. Porcher	3.0	11/19/2000	DET	@	NYG					0	0	0			0
21	Robert Porcher R. Porcher	3.0	12/12/1999	DET	@	TB					0	0	0			0
22	Robert Porcher R. Porcher	3.0	9/12/1999	DET	@	SEA					0	0	0			0
23	Tracy Scroggins T. Scroggins	3.0	11/23/1997	DET	vs	IND					0	0	0			0
24	Antonio London A. London	3.0	11/23/1995	DET	vs	MIN					0	0	0			0
25	Tracy Scroggins T. Scroggins	3.0	9/17/1995	DET	vs	ARI					0	0	0			0

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