most sacks in a season including playoffs all-time

T.J. Watt has the most sacks in the regular season and playoffs, with 23.5 sacks in 2021.

	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	T.J. Watt	23.5	2021	PIT	16	51	16	67	125.5	0	0	0	5	4	1
2	Myles Garrett M. Garrett	23.0	2025	CLE	17	43	17	60	165	0	0	0	3	0	0
3	Richard Dent R. Dent	23.0	1985	CHI	19					2	10	1		2	0
4	Michael Strahan M. Strahan	22.5	2001	NYG	16	61	12	73	177.5	0	0	0	6	1	1
5	Justin Houston J. Houston	22.0	2014	KC	16	60	9	69	99	0	0	0	4	0	0
6	J.J. Watt	22.0	2012	HOU	18	75	15	90	152	0	0	0	4	2	0
7	Jared Allen J. Allen	22.0	2011	MIN	16	48	18	66	150.5	1	14	0	4	4	0
8	Mark Gastineau M. Gastineau	22.0	1984	NYJ	16					0	0	0		1	1
9	Robert Mathis R. Mathis	21.5	2013	IND	18	47	17	64	141.5	0	0	0	10	0	0
10	Chris Doleman C. Doleman	21.0	1989	MIN	17					0	0	0		5	0
11	Reggie White R. White	21.0	1987	PHI	12					0	0	0		1	1
12	Aaron Donald A. Donald	20.5	2018	LAR	19	46	22	68	183.5	0	0	0	4	2	0
13	J.J. Watt	20.5	2014	HOU	16	59	19	78	140	1	80	1	4	5	1
14	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	20.5	1986	NYG	19					1	34	1		0	0
15	Richard Dent R. Dent	20.5	1984	CHI	18					0	0	0		1	0
16	DeMarcus Ware D. Ware	20.0	2008	DAL	16	69	15	84	113	0	0	0	6	1	0
17	Kevin Carter K. Carter	20.0	1999	STL	19					0	0	0		2	0
18	Bruce Smith B. Smith	20.0	1990	BUF	19					0	0	0		0	0
19	Derrick Thomas D. Thomas	20.0	1990	KC	16					0	0	0		2	0
20	Haason Reddick H. Reddick	19.5	2022	PHI	20	42	16	58	152	0	0	0	6	4	0
21	Nick Bosa N. Bosa	19.5	2021	SF	20	48	16	64	139.5	0	0	0	5	0	0
22	Shaquil Barrett S. Barrett	19.5	2019	TB	16	45	13	58	138.5	1	4	0	6	0	0
23	Aldon Smith A. Smith	19.5	2012	SF	19	54	17	71	144.5	1	6	0	4	1	0
24	DeMarcus Ware D. Ware	19.5	2011	DAL	16	48	10	58	124.5	0	0	0	2	1	0
25	Simeon Rice S. Rice	19.5	2002	TB	19	50	9	59	132	1	30	0	8	1	0

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Browns	3	1	.750
Bengals	2	1	.667
Ravens	2	1	.667
Steelers	2	2	.500

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Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
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Rodgers

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Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

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Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
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Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
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Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
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