NFL: Top 10 Players with the Most Sacks in a Single Game (Defense)
Derrick Thomas (58) Scoring One of His Seven Sacks Against the Seattle Seahawks
We’ve focused a lot on sacks lately here at Sports List of the Day, recently posting Michael Strahan and the Most Sacks in a Season.
You can also check out one of the more popular posts on the site: NFL Quarterbacks That Have Been Sacked the Most (All-Time).
And, thanks to Aaron Rodgers‘ eight sack night Monday, we whipped up, The Top 10 Quarterbacks Sacked the Most in a Single Game.
But what about the flip side of that last one? What defensive players had the most quarterback-terrorizing games in NFL history? Here are the top 10 single-game sackers ever, led by Derrick Thomas, the only player to execute seven sacks in sixty minutes.
There he is again in second, with a six-sack game, too.
Thanks to pro-football-reference.com!
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| PLAYER | SACKS | FOR | AGAINST | WHEN | |
| 1. | Derrick Thomas | 7.0 | Kansas City Chiefs | Seattle Seahawks | Nov. 11, 1990 |
| 2. | Fred Dean | 6.0 | San Francisco 49ers | New Orleans Saints | Nov. 13, 1983 |
| 2. | Osi Umenyiora | 6.0 | New York Giants | Philadelphia Eagles | Sep. 30, 2007 |
| 2. | Derrick Thomas | 6.0 | Kansas City Chiefs | Oakland Raiders | Sep. 6, 1998 |
| 3. | William Gay | 5.5 | Detroit Lions | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Sep. 4, 1983 |
| 4. | Vonnie Holliday | 5.0 | Green Bay Packers | Buffalo Bills | Dec. 22, 2002 |
| 4. | Leslie O’Neal | 5.0 | San Diego Chargers | Dallas Cowboys | Nov. 16, 1986 |
| 4. | Chuck Smith | 5.0 | Atlanta Falcons | New Orleans Saints | Oct. 12, 1997 |
| 4. | Gary Jeter | 5.0 | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Raiders | Sep. 18, 1988 |
| 4. | Howie Long | 5.0 | Los Angeles Raiders | Washington Redskins | Oct. 2, 1983 |
| 4. | Randy Holloway | 5.0 | Minnesota Vikings | Atlanta Falcons | Sep. 16, 1984 |
| 4. | Antwan Odom | 5.0 | Cincinnati Bengals | Green Bay Packers | Sep. 20, 2009 |
| 4. | Jim Jeffcoat | 5.0 | Dallas Cowboys | Washington Redskins | Nov. 10, 1985 |
Photo: kcchiefs.com
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