player with the most sacks in a single game detroit

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

Interpreted as:
player with the most defensive sacks in a single regular-season game detroit
NAMESCKDATETMOPPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Bill Gay
B. Gay
5.5
9/4/1983
DET DET
@
TB TB
0
0
0
0
2Aidan Hutchinson
A. Hutchinson
4.5
9/15/2024
DET DET
vs
TB TB
4
1
5
37
0
0
0
1
0
0
3Keith Ferguson
K. Ferguson
4.0
11/16/1986
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
0
0
0
0
4Ezekiel Ansah
E. Ansah
3.5
11/26/2015
DET DET
vs
PHI PHI
3
1
4
27
0
0
0
1
1
0
5James Hall
J. Hall
3.5
12/9/2001
DET DET
@
TB TB
7
1
8
24.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
6Robert Porcher
R. Porcher
3.5
11/23/1997
DET DET
vs
IND IND
0
0
0
0
7Mike Cofer
M. Cofer
3.5
11/22/1987
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
0
0
0
0
8Aidan Hutchinson
A. Hutchinson
3.0
12/30/2023
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
5
0
5
22
0
0
0
1
0
0
9James Houston
J. Houston
3.0
1/1/2023
DET DET
vs
CHI CHI
3
0
3
17
0
0
0
1
0
0
10Aidan Hutchinson
A. Hutchinson
3.0
9/18/2022
DET DET
vs
WAS WAS
5
1
6
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Devon Kennard
D. Kennard
3.0
9/8/2019
DET DET
@
ARI ARI
4
0
4
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Ezekiel Ansah
E. Ansah
3.0
12/31/2017
DET DET
vs
GB GB
4
0
4
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
13Ezekiel Ansah
E. Ansah
3.0
12/24/2017
DET DET
@
CIN CIN
5
2
7
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
14Ezekiel Ansah
E. Ansah
3.0
9/18/2017
DET DET
@
NYG NYG
6
0
6
18
0
0
0
1
0
0
15Cliff Avril
C. Avril
3.0
12/5/2010
DET DET
vs
CHI CHI
4
0
4
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
16Dewayne White
D. White
3.0
10/21/2007
DET DET
vs
TB TB
7
1
8
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Jared DeVries
J. DeVries
3.0
9/30/2007
DET DET
vs
CHI CHI
6
0
6
26
0
0
0
2
0
0
18James Hall
J. Hall
3.0
10/15/2006
DET DET
vs
BUF BUF
3
4
7
26.5
0
0
0
1
0
0
19Robert Porcher
R. Porcher
3.0
11/19/2000
DET DET
@
NYG NYG
0
0
0
0
20Robert Porcher
R. Porcher
3.0
12/12/1999
DET DET
@
TB TB
0
0
0
0
21Robert Porcher
R. Porcher
3.0
9/12/1999
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
0
0
0
0
22Tracy Scroggins
T. Scroggins
3.0
11/23/1997
DET DET
vs
IND IND
0
0
0
0
23Antonio London
A. London
3.0
11/23/1995
DET DET
vs
MIN MIN
0
0
0
0
24Tracy Scroggins
T. Scroggins
3.0
9/17/1995
DET DET
vs
ARI ARI
0
0
0
0
25Kelvin Pritchett
K. Pritchett
3.0
11/24/1994
DET DET
vs
BUF BUF
0
0
0
0
StatMuse has game-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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