NFL Sacked Single Game Leaders (since 1960)
Pass sacked data is official since 1969, complete coverage since 1963, partial coverage from 1960-1962, and full AAFC coverage from 1947-49
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Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Sk |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Donovan McNabb | 12 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants, September 30, 2007 |
| Warren Moon+ | 12 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Dallas Cowboys, September 29, 1985 |
| Bert Jones | 12 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 26, 1980 |
4 | Marcus Mariota | 11 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Baltimore Ravens, October 14, 2018 |
| Greg McElroy | 11 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. San Diego Chargers, December 23, 2012 |
| Bernie Kosar | 11 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Indianapolis Colts, September 6, 1992 |
| Troy Aikman+ | 11 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles, September 15, 1991 |
| David Norrie | 11 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 4, 1987 |
| Randall Cunningham | 11 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Raiders, November 30, 1986 |
| Steve Pelluer | 11 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. San Diego Chargers, November 16, 1986 |
| Archie Manning | 11 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears, October 28, 1984 |
| Paul McDonald | 11 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Kansas City Chiefs, September 30, 1984 |
| Ron Jaworski | 11 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. St. Louis Cardinals, December 18, 1983 |
| Greg Landry | 11 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 6, 1975 |
| Bob Berry | 11 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. St. Louis Cardinals, November 24, 1968 |
| Jack Kemp | 11 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Oakland Raiders, October 15, 1967 |
| Bart Starr+ | 11 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions, November 7, 1965 |
| Charley Johnson | 11 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Giants, November 1, 1964 |
19 | Daniel Jones | 10 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Seattle Seahawks, October 2, 2023 |
| Matthew Stafford | 10 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 4, 2018 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 10 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, October 22, 2017 |
| Chad Henne | 10 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Washington Redskins, September 14, 2014 |
| John Beck | 10 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills, October 30, 2011 |
| Jon Kitna | 10 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles, September 23, 2007 |
| Brad Johnson | 10 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 21, 2001 |
| Jeff George | 10 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs, September 6, 1998 |
| Jake Plummer | 10 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 30, 1997 |
| Jeff Blake | 10 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 13, 1996 |
| Randall Cunningham | 10 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Seattle Seahawks, December 13, 1992 |
| David Klingler | 10 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 29, 1992 |
| Guido Merkens | 10 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears, October 4, 1987 |
| Randall Cunningham | 10 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. St. Louis Cardinals, December 7, 1986 |
| Randall Cunningham | 10 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Detroit Lions, November 16, 1986 |
| Ken O'Brien | 10 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Los Angeles Raiders, September 8, 1985 |
| Tony Eason | 10 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 22, 1984 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 10 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Cleveland Browns, November 18, 1984 |
| Phil Simms | 10 | NYG | New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 23, 1980 |
| Steve Fuller | 10 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Colts, November 2, 1980 |
| Greg Landry | 10 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 9, 1979 |
| David Whitehurst | 10 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. San Diego Chargers, September 24, 1978 |
| Joe Ferguson | 10 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore Colts, November 13, 1977 |
| Steve Ramsey | 10 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders, October 31, 1976 |
| James Harris | 10 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 11, 1976 |
| Fran Tarkenton+ | 10 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 27, 1969 |
| Sam Wyche | 10 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Denver Broncos, October 19, 1969 |
| Bob Berry | 10 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Los Angeles Rams, September 28, 1969 |
| Bob Berry | 10 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Detroit Lions, December 8, 1968 |
| Ron Smith | 10 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 20, 1966 |
| Mickey Slaughter | 10 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills, December 13, 1964 |
| Bill Munson | 10 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 6, 1964 |
| Bart Starr+ | 10 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions, November 22, 1962 |
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