Willie McGinest has the most sacks + tackles for loss in a playoff game, with 8.5 in the 2005 AFC Wild Card game against the Jaguars on January 7, 2006.
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most (defensive sacks+tackles for loss) by a player in a playoff game| NAME | (SCK+TFL) | SCK | TFL | DATE | ROUND | TM | OPP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. McGinest | 8.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 1/7/2006 | AFC Wild Card |  NE | vs |  JAX | 6 | 2 | 8 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | R. Edwards | 7 | 3.0 | 4 | 1/17/2010 | NFC Divisional |  MIN | vs |  DAL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | | G. Karlaftis | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 1/18/2025 | AFC Divisional |  KC | vs |  HOU | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | J. Simmons | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 1/22/2022 | AFC Divisional |  TEN | vs |  CIN | 7 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | F. Clark | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 1/12/2020 | AFC Divisional | KC | vs | HOU | 4 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | | J. Hughes | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 1/4/2020 | AFC Wild Card |  BUF | @ | HOU | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | | G. Jarrett | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 2/5/2017 | Super Bowl |  ATL | vs | NE | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | | W. Mercilus | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 1/9/2016 | AFC Wild Card | HOU | vs | KC | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | J. Harrison | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 1/15/2011 | AFC Divisional |  PIT | vs |  BAL | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | D. Dockett | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 2/1/2009 | Super Bowl |  ARI | vs | PIT | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | | W. McGinest | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 1/10/2004 | AFC Divisional | NE | vs | TEN | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 |  | J.J. Watt | 5.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1/15/2012 | AFC Divisional | HOU | @ | BAL | 9 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | | J. Verse | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 1/19/2025 | NFC Divisional |  LAR | @ |  PHI | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | W. Anderson Jr. | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 1/18/2025 | AFC Divisional | HOU | @ | KC | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 |  | C. Jones | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 1/29/2023 | AFC Championship | KC | vs | CIN | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | | R. Robertson-Harris | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1/14/2023 | AFC Wild Card | JAX | vs |  LAC | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | | R. Gary | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 1/22/2022 | NFC Divisional |  GB | vs |  SF | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | | A. Singleton | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1/16/2022 | NFC Wild Card | PHI | @ |  TB | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | S. Barrett | 5 | 3.0 | 2 | 1/24/2021 | NFC Championship | TB | @ | GB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | J. Reed | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 1/9/2021 | NFC Wild Card |  SEA | vs | LAR | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | W. Mercilus | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 1/7/2017 | AFC Wild Card | HOU | vs |  OAK | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | K. Ealy | 5 | 3.0 | 2 | 2/7/2016 | Super Bowl |  CAR | @ |  DEN | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | | J. Collins | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 1/24/2016 | AFC Championship | NE | @ | DEN | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | M. Burnett | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 1/18/2015 | NFC Championship | GB | @ | SEA | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | | M. Boley | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 1/15/2012 | NFC Divisional |  NYG | @ | GB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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