most sacks in an nfl game by a player

Derrick Thomas has the most sacks in a game, with 7 sacks against the Seahawks on November 11, 1990.

Interpreted as:
most defensive sacks in an NFL regular-season game by a player
NAME SCK DATE TM OPP TKL AST COMB SCKY INT INT YDS INT TD FF FR FR TD
1 Derrick Thomas
D. Thomas
7.0
11/11/1990
KC KC
vs
SEA SEA
0
0
0
0
2 Khalil Mack
K. Mack
6.0
10/1/2023
LAC LAC
vs
LV LV
8
2
10
45
0
0
0
2
0
0
3 Adrian Clayborn
A. Clayborn
6.0
11/12/2017
ATL ATL
vs
DAL DAL
6
0
6
32
0
0
0
2
1
0
4 Osi Umenyiora
O. Umenyiora
6.0
9/30/2007
NYG NYG
vs
PHI PHI
6
0
6
38
0
0
0
2
0
0
5 Derrick Thomas
D. Thomas
6.0
9/6/1998
KC KC
vs
OAK OAK
0
0
0
0
6 Fred Dean
F. Dean
6.0
11/13/1983
SF SF
vs
NO NO
0
0
0
0
7 Aldon Smith
A. Smith
5.5
11/19/2012
SF SF
vs
CHI CHI
6
1
7
45
0
0
0
2
0
0
8 Bill Gay
B. Gay
5.5
9/4/1983
DET DET
@
TB TB
0
0
0
0
9 Chandler Jones
C. Jones
5.0
9/12/2021
ARI ARI
@
TEN TEN
6
0
6
46
0
0
0
2
0
0
10 Haason Reddick
H. Reddick
5.0
12/13/2020
ARI ARI
@
NYG NYG
5
0
5
43
0
0
0
3
0
0
11 Khalil Mack
K. Mack
5.0
12/13/2015
OAK OAK
@
DEN DEN
6
1
7
32
0
0
0
1
0
0
12 Antwan Odom
A. Odom
5.0
9/20/2009
CIN CIN
@
GB GB
6
0
6
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
13 Vonnie Holliday
V. Holliday
5.0
12/22/2002
GB GB
vs
BUF BUF
5
2
7
28
0
0
0
3
0
0
14 Chuck Smith
C. Smith
5.0
10/12/1997
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
0
0
0
0
15 Gary Jeter
G. Jeter
5.0
9/18/1988
RAM RAM
@
RAI RAI
0
0
0
0
16 Leslie O'Neal
L. O'Neal
5.0
11/16/1986
SD SD
vs
DAL DAL
0
0
0
0
17 Jim Jeffcoat
J. Jeffcoat
5.0
11/10/1985
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
0
0
0
0
18 Randy Holloway
R. Holloway
5.0
9/16/1984
MIN MIN
vs
ATL ATL
0
0
0
0
19 Howie Long
H. Long
5.0
10/2/1983
RAI RAI
@
WAS WAS
0
0
0
0
20 Aidan Hutchinson
A. Hutchinson
4.5
9/15/2024
DET DET
vs
TB TB
4
1
5
37
0
0
0
1
0
0
21 Myles Garrett
M. Garrett
4.5
9/26/2021
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
6
1
7
24.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
22 Justin Houston
J. Houston
4.5
9/19/2013
KC KC
@
PHI PHI
6
1
7
28
0
0
0
1
2
0
23 Mario Williams
M. Williams
4.5
9/15/2013
BUF BUF
vs
CAR CAR
5
1
6
24.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
24 Cameron Wake
C. Wake
4.5
9/30/2012
MIA MIA
@
ARI ARI
4
1
5
30.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
25 Jared Allen
J. Allen
4.5
10/5/2009
MIN MIN
vs
GB GB
6
1
7
19.5
0
0
0
1
0
0
StatMuse has game-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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PPG

23.7

11th

OPP PPG

18.5

4th

RUSH YDS/G

112.9

16th

PASS YDS/G

241.9

12th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
14
1
0
.933
Broncos Broncos
9
6
0
.600
Chargers Chargers
9
6
0
.600
Raiders Raiders
2
12
0
.143
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
KC KC
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM
Wed
12/25
KC KC
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

14 - 1 - 0

27

Final

19

HOU Texans

9 - 6 - 0

Sat 21 Dec 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11
3
0
.786
Dolphins Dolphins
6
8
0
.429
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
5
0
.667
Ravens Ravens
10
5
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
9
6
0
.600
Colts Colts
6
8
0
.429
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
14
1
0
.933
Chargers Chargers
9
6
0
.600
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
12
2
0
.857
Commanders Commanders
9
5
0
.643
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
2
0
.857
Vikings Vikings
12
2
0
.857
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
8
6
0
.571
Falcons Falcons
7
7
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
Seahawks Seahawks
8
6
0
.571

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
12/20
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
17-34
Fri
12/20
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
19-27
Wed
12/18
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
27-34
Sun
12/15
ATL ATL
@
LV LV
15-9
Sun
12/15
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
12-30

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
CLE CLE
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Mon
12/30
DET DET
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Sun
12/29
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Sun
12/29
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
4:25 PM
Sun
12/29
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
4:05 PM