oldest player with 3 sacks in a game since 1990

Since 1990, Clay Matthews is the oldest in a game with 3.0+ sacks. He was 40 years and 233 days old versus the Panthers on November 3, 1996.

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oldest player with 3 or more defensive sacks in a regular-season game since 1990

	NAME	AGE	SCK	DATE	TM		OPP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Clay Matthews C. Matthews	40-233	3.0	11/3/1996	ATL	vs	CAR					0	0	0			0
2	James Harrison J. Harrison	37-216	3.0	12/6/2015	PIT	vs	IND	6	1	7	21	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	Bruce Smith B. Smith	37-155	3.0	11/20/2000	WAS	@	STL					0	0	0			0
4	Trace Armstrong T. Armstrong	37-078	3.0	12/22/2002	OAK	vs	DEN	5	0	5	19	1	0	0	1	0	0
5	Chris Doleman C. Doleman	37-023	3.5	11/8/1998	SF	vs	CAR					0	0	0			0
6	Chris Doleman C. Doleman	36-360	4.0	10/11/1998	SF	@	NO					0	0	0			0
7	Reggie White R. White	36-317	3.0	11/1/1998	GB	vs	SF					0	0	0			0
8	Reggie White R. White	36-268	3.0	9/13/1998	GB	vs	TB					0	0	0			0
9	Kevin Greene K. Greene	36-037	3.0	9/6/1998	CAR	vs	ATL					0	0	0			0
10	Michael Strahan M. Strahan	35-362	3.0	11/18/2007	NYG	@	DET	5	1	6	26	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Dwight Freeney D. Freeney	35-311	3.0	12/27/2015	ARI	vs	GB	3	0	3	27	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	Rickey Jackson R. Jackson	35-239	3.0	11/14/1993	NO	vs	GB					0	0	0			0
13	Bryant Young B. Young	35-232	3.0	9/16/2007	SF	@	STL	7	0	7	9	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	John Abraham J. Abraham	35-216	3.0	12/8/2013	ARI	vs	STL	5	1	6	14	0	0	0	1	0	0
15	John Abraham J. Abraham	35-188	3.0	11/10/2013	ARI	vs	HOU	3	0	3	42	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	Clyde Simmons C. Simmons	35-053	3.0	9/26/1999	CHI	@	OAK					0	0	0			0
17	Chris Doleman C. Doleman	35-032	3.0	11/17/1996	SF	vs	BAL					0	0	0			1
18	John Randle J. Randle	35-017	3.0	12/29/2002	SEA	@	SD	3	0	3	26	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Trace Armstrong T. Armstrong	35-003	3.5	10/8/2000	MIA	vs	BUF					0	0	0			0
20	William Fuller W. Fuller	34-289	3.0	12/22/1996	PHI	vs	ARI					0	0	0			0
21	Brandon Graham B. Graham	34-252	3.0	12/11/2022	PHI	@	NYG	4	0	4	15	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	Harrison Smith H. Smith	34-241	3.0	10/1/2023	MIN	@	CAR	8	6	14	35	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	Rickey Jackson R. Jackson	34-205	3.0	10/11/1992	NO	vs	RAM					0	0	0			0
24	John Abraham J. Abraham	34-161	3.0	10/14/2012	ATL	vs	OAK	5	0	5	28	0	0	0	1	0	0
25	Jumpy Geathers J. Geathers	34-147	3.0	11/20/1994	ATL	@	DEN					0	0	0			0

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