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In 2000, John Turney and Nick Webster, members of the Pro Football Researchers Association, conducted extensive research to create a more complete record of sacks in the NFL. After examining the play-by-play records of every NFL team as well as game film at NFL films they compiled a list of players with 100 sacks beginning in 1960.
List of NFL career sacks leaders This page was last edited on 28 March 2024, at 12:41 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
This is a list of National Football League (NFL) players who have led the regular season in sacks each year. Sacks became an official statistic in 1982 and sacks from years prior do not count towards a player's career total . [ 1 ]
List of Super Bowl records, a list of records set by teams and players in Super Bowl games; List of NFL Pro Bowl records, ... List of NFL career sacks leaders;
These records are from 1982 onwards, the year the NFL started officially recording sacks. [9] NFL single-season sacks: 22.5, T. J. Watt, 2021 and Michael Strahan, 2001; NFL career sacks: 200, Bruce Smith, 1985–2003; NFL single-game sacks: 7, Derrick Thomas, November 11, 1990 vs. Seattle Seahawks [note 1] NFL sacks, rookie season: 14.5, Jevon ...
Highest average yards from scrimmage per game, career (100 games): 125.52, Jim Brown (14,811 yards/118 games), 1957–1965 Highest average yards from scrimmage per game, season : 163.36, Priest Holmes (2,237 yards/14 games), 2002
The Cowboys lead the league with 13 sacks, also ranking fourth in total passing defense (176.3 yards per game) and ninth in overall yardage allowed (312.3 per game) through three weeks.
The average length of a player's career in the National Football League is relatively short compared to other sports. One study shows the average career lasts around 3.3 years. [1] Kickers and punters careers average 4.87 seasons. [1] On the other end, the shortest average careers are the running backs, only 2.57 seasons. [1]