nfl single season sack leaders of the 2000s

From 2000 through 2009, Michael Strahan had the most sacks in a season, with 22.5 sacks in 2001.

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Data note: Sacks: player season data complete from 1982

	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Michael Strahan M. Strahan	22.5	2001	NYG	16	61	12	73	177.5	0	0	0	6	1	1
2	DeMarcus Ware D. Ware	20.0	2008	DAL	16	69	15	84	113	0	0	0	6	1	0
3	Michael Strahan M. Strahan	18.5	2003	NYG	16	60	15	75	126.5	0	0	0	3	1	0
4	Jason Taylor J. Taylor	18.5	2002	MIA	16	46	24	70	162.5	0	0	0	7	2	0
5	Joey Porter J. Porter	17.5	2008	MIA	16	37	11	48	96	0	0	0	4	1	0
6	Elvis Dumervil E. Dumervil	17.0	2009	DEN	16	42	7	49	88.5	0	0	0	4	1	0
7	Shawne Merriman S. Merriman	17.0	2006	SD	12	49	14	63	93	1	10	0	4	1	0
8	La'Roi Glover L. Glover	17.0	2000	NO	16					0	0	0		1	0
9	John Abraham J. Abraham	16.5	2008	ATL	16	37	1	38	109.5	0	0	0	4	0	0
10	Trace Armstrong T. Armstrong	16.5	2000	MIA	16					0	0	0		0	0
11	Warren Sapp W. Sapp	16.5	2000	TB	16					0	0	0		1	0
12	James Harrison J. Harrison	16.0	2008	PIT	15	67	34	101	114.5	1	33	0	7	0	0
13	Derrick Burgess D. Burgess	16.0	2005	OAK	16	52	6	58	104	0	0	0	3	2	0
14	Dwight Freeney D. Freeney	16.0	2004	IND	16	33	3	36	120	0	0	0	4	0	0
15	Jared Allen J. Allen	15.5	2007	KC	14	56	9	65	111	0	0	0	3	0	0
16	Aaron Kampman A. Kampman	15.5	2006	GB	16	59	30	89	108	0	0	0	3	1	0
17	Simeon Rice S. Rice	15.5	2002	TB	16	41	9	50	111	1	30	0	6	0	0
18	Adewale Ogunleye A. Ogunleye	15.0	2003	MIA	16	43	21	64	71	0	0	0	2	1	0
19	Simeon Rice S. Rice	15.0	2003	TB	16	45	5	50	117	2	12	0	6	1	0
20	Peter Boulware P. Boulware	15.0	2001	BAL	16	44	22	66	86.5	0	0	0	3	1	0
21	Hugh Douglas H. Douglas	15.0	2000	PHI	16					1	9	0		0	0
22	Jared Allen J. Allen	14.5	2009	MIN	16	43	8	51	97.5	1	-4	0	5	3	1
23	Jared Allen J. Allen	14.5	2008	MIN	16	41	13	54	102.5	0	0	0	3	0	0
24	Julius Peppers J. Peppers	14.5	2008	CAR	16	40	11	51	82.5	0	0	0	5	0	0
25	Patrick Kerney P. Kerney	14.5	2007	SEA	16	51	12	63	89.5	1	0	0	5	0	0

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PPG

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OPP PPG

23.0

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	NYG	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Sun 11/22	JAX	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	NYG	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	SF	@	NYG	1:00 PM

Last Game

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Final

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2 - 5

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

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Love

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Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

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Walker

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Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

651

Lamb

636

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Pass TD Leaders

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Cousins

15

Purdy

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Rush TD Leaders

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Williams

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Taylor

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Allen

Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

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Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

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Sack Leaders

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

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Walker

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Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Shrader

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Reichard

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
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