nfl qb most sacks single season

David Carr has gotten sacked the most by a quarterback in a season, with 76 sacks in his rookie season in 2002.

Interpreted as:
NFL qb most passing sacks single season
NAMESCKSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKY
1David Carr
D. Carr
76
2002
HOU HOU
16
233
444
52.5
2,592
5.8
162.0
9
15
62.8
2.0
3.4
411
2Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
72
1986
PHI PHI
15
111
209
53.1
1,391
6.7
92.7
8
7
72.9
3.8
3.3
489
3Caleb Williams
C. Williams
68
2024
CHI CHI
17
351
562
62.5
3,541
6.3
208.3
20
6
87.8
3.6
1.1
466
4David Carr
D. Carr
68
2005
HOU HOU
16
256
423
60.5
2,488
5.9
155.5
14
11
77.2
3.3
2.6
424
5Sam Howell
S. Howell
65
2023
WAS WAS
17
388
612
63.4
3,946
6.4
232.1
21
21
78.9
3.4
3.4
449
6Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
63
2006
DET DET
16
372
596
62.4
4,208
7.1
263.0
21
22
79.9
3.5
3.7
388
7Bryce Young
B. Young
62
2023
CAR CAR
16
315
527
59.8
2,877
5.5
179.8
11
10
73.7
2.1
1.9
477
8Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
62
2018
HOU HOU
16
345
505
68.3
4,165
8.2
260.3
26
9
103.1
5.1
1.8
384
9Steve Beuerlein
S. Beuerlein
62
2000
CAR CAR
16
324
533
60.8
3,730
7.0
233.1
19
18
79.7
3.6
3.4
331
10Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
62
1985
NYJ NYJ
16
297
488
60.9
3,888
8.0
243.0
25
8
96.2
5.1
1.6
399
11Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
61
1985
STL STL
16
265
471
56.3
3,214
6.8
200.9
18
12
79.5
3.8
2.5
442
12Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
60
1992
PHI PHI
15
233
384
60.7
2,775
7.2
185.0
19
11
87.3
4.9
2.9
437
13Tony Eason
T. Eason
59
1984
NE NE
16
259
431
60.1
3,228
7.5
201.8
23
8
93.4
5.3
1.9
409
14Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
58
2013
MIA MIA
16
355
588
60.4
3,913
6.7
244.6
24
17
81.7
4.1
2.9
399
15Jeff George
J. George
58
1997
OAK OAK
16
290
521
55.7
3,917
7.5
244.8
29
9
91.2
5.6
1.7
430
16Mark Brunell
M. Brunell
57
2001
JAX JAX
15
289
473
61.1
3,309
7.0
220.6
19
13
84.1
4.0
2.7
387
17Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
57
1988
PHI PHI
16
301
560
53.8
3,808
6.8
238.0
24
16
77.6
4.3
2.9
442
18Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
56
2018
DAL DAL
16
356
526
67.7
3,885
7.4
242.8
22
8
96.9
4.2
1.5
347
19Tim Couch
T. Couch
56
1999
CLE CLE
15
223
399
55.9
2,447
6.1
163.1
15
13
73.2
3.8
3.3
359
20Jeff George
J. George
56
1991
IND IND
16
292
485
60.2
2,910
6.0
181.9
10
12
73.8
2.1
2.5
481
21Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
55
2022
DEN DEN
15
292
483
60.5
3,524
7.3
234.9
16
11
84.4
3.3
2.3
368
22Justin Fields
J. Fields
55
2022
CHI CHI
15
192
318
60.4
2,242
7.1
149.5
17
11
85.2
5.3
3.5
359
23Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
55
2014
JAX JAX
14
280
475
58.9
2,908
6.1
207.7
11
17
69.5
2.3
3.6
345
24Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
55
1999
NE NE
16
305
539
56.6
3,985
7.4
249.1
19
21
75.6
3.5
3.9
342
25Phil Simms
P. Simms
55
1984
NYG NYG
16
286
533
53.7
4,044
7.6
252.8
22
18
78.1
4.1
3.4
434
StatMuse has season-level data for times sacked going back to the 1969 season.

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