who is the all- time leaders for the most sacks in the history of the nfl season

T.J. Watt and Michael Strahan are tied for the most sacks in a season, with 22.5 sacks.

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Who is the all- time leaders for the most defensive sacks in the history of the NFL season?

	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	T.J. Watt	22.5	2021	PIT	15	48	16	64	111.5	0	0	0	5	3	0
2	Michael Strahan M. Strahan	22.5	2001	NYG	16	61	12	73	177.5	0	0	0	6	1	1
3	Justin Houston J. Houston	22.0	2014	KC	16	60	9	69	99	0	0	0	4	0	0
4	Jared Allen J. Allen	22.0	2011	MIN	16	48	18	66	150.5	1	14	0	4	4	0
5	Mark Gastineau M. Gastineau	22.0	1984	NYJ	16					0	0	0		1	1
6	Chris Doleman C. Doleman	21.0	1989	MIN	16					0	0	0		5	0
7	Reggie White R. White	21.0	1987	PHI	12					0	0	0		1	1
8	Aaron Donald A. Donald	20.5	2018	LAR	16	41	18	59	183.5	0	0	0	4	2	0
9	J.J. Watt	20.5	2014	HOU	16	59	19	78	140	1	80	1	4	5	1
10	J.J. Watt	20.5	2012	HOU	16	69	12	81	138.5	0	0	0	4	2	0
11	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	20.5	1986	NYG	16					0	0	0		0	0
12	DeMarcus Ware D. Ware	20.0	2008	DAL	16	69	15	84	113	0	0	0	6	1	0
13	Derrick Thomas D. Thomas	20.0	1990	KC	15					0	0	0		2	0
14	Shaquil Barrett S. Barrett	19.5	2019	TB	16	45	13	58	138.5	1	4	0	6	0	0
15	Robert Mathis R. Mathis	19.5	2013	IND	16	44	15	59	120.5	0	0	0	8	0	0
16	Aldon Smith A. Smith	19.5	2012	SF	16	50	16	66	144.5	1	6	0	3	0	0
17	DeMarcus Ware D. Ware	19.5	2011	DAL	16	48	10	58	124.5	0	0	0	2	1	0
18	Tim Harris T. Harris	19.5	1989	GB	16					0	0	0		3	0
19	T.J. Watt	19.0	2023	PIT	17	48	20	68	122	1	24	0	4	3	1
20	Chandler Jones C. Jones	19.0	2019	ARI	16	42	11	53	146	0	0	0	8	3	0
21	Robert Quinn R. Quinn	19.0	2013	STL	16	50	7	57	145	0	0	0	7	2	1
22	Clyde Simmons C. Simmons	19.0	1992	PHI	16					0	0	0		1	0
23	Bruce Smith B. Smith	19.0	1990	BUF	16					0	0	0		0	0
24	Mark Gastineau M. Gastineau	19.0	1983	NYJ	16					0	0	0		2	1
25	Nick Bosa N. Bosa	18.5	2022	SF	16	41	10	51	137.5	0	0	0	2	0	0

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