NFL Sacked % Year-by-Year Leaders

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For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses

Leaders

Leaders Table
Year Player Sk% Tm
2025Joe Flacco (40)3.40%CIN
2024Derek Carr (33)2.79%NOR
2023Josh Allen (27)3.98%BUF
2022Tom Brady (45)2.91%TAM
2021Tom Brady (44)2.97%TAM
2020Ben Roethlisberger (38)2.09%PIT
2019Drew Brees+ (40)3.08%NOR
2018Andrew Luck (29)2.74%IND
2017Philip Rivers (36)3.04%LAC
2016Derek Carr (25)2.78%OAK
2015Ryan Fitzpatrick (33)3.27%NYJ
2014Peyton Manning+ (38)2.77%DEN
2013Peyton Manning+ (37)2.66%DEN
2012Eli Manning (31)3.42%NYG
2011Drew Brees+ (32)3.52%NOR
2010Peyton Manning+ (34)2.30%IND
2009Peyton Manning+ (33)1.72%IND
2008Jay Cutler (25)1.75%DEN
2007Drew Brees+ (28)2.40%NOR
2006Peyton Manning+ (30)2.45%IND
2005Carson Palmer (26)3.60%CIN
2004Brett Favre+ (35)2.17%GNB
2003Joey Harrington (25)1.60%DET
2002Joey Harrington (24)1.83%DET
2001Jim Miller (30)2.71%CHI
2000Vinny Testaverde (37)2.16%NYJ
1999Dan Marino+ (38)2.38%MIA
1998Troy Aikman+ (32)2.78%DAL
1997Dan Marino+ (36)3.52%MIA
1996Dave Krieg (38)3.58%CHI
1995Erik Kramer (31)2.79%CHI
1994Dan Marino+ (33)2.84%MIA
1993Scott Mitchell (25)2.92%MIA
1992Bobby Hebert (32)3.43%NOR
1991Steve Walsh (25)1.16%NOR
1990Mark Rypien (28)1.94%WAS
1989Dan Marino+ (28)1.79%MIA
1988Dan Marino+ (27)0.98%MIA
1987Dan Marino+ (26)1.99%MIA
1986Dan Marino+ (25)2.66%MIA
1985Dan Marino+ (24)3.08%MIA
1984Dan Marino+ (23)2.25%MIA
1983Dan Marino+ (22)3.27%MIA
1982Vince Ferragamo (28)3.24%RAM
1981Joe Ferguson (31)2.92%BUF
1980Joe Ferguson (30)2.88%BUF
1979Doug Williams (24)1.73%TAM
1978Dan Pastorini (29)3.92%HOU
1977Jim Hart (33)3.53%STL
1976Jim Hart (32)4.20%STL
1975Jim Hart (31)1.71%STL
1974Joe Gilliam (24)3.20%PIT
1973John Brodie (38)2.02%SFO
1972Norm Snead (33)2.40%NYG
1971John Brodie (36)2.76%SFO
1970John Brodie (35)2.07%SFO
1969Daryle Lamonica (28)2.52%OAK
1969Roman Gabriel (29)3.39%RAM
1968John Hadl (28)2.22%SDG
1968Bill Nelsen (27)3.62%CLE
1967John Hadl (27)2.06%SDG
1967Kent Nix (23)2.90%PIT
1966Joe Namath+ (23)1.46%NYJ
1966John Brodie (31)4.47%SFO
1965George Blanda+ (38)2.43%HOU
1965John Brodie (30)3.46%SFO
1964George Blanda+ (37)2.51%HOU
1964John Brodie (29)4.16%SFO
1963George Blanda+ (36)4.08%HOU
1963Bart Starr+ (29)4.31%GNB