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Single-Season Sacked Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Sk Year Teams
1. David Carr (23) 76 2002 HOU
2. Randall Cunningham (23) 72 1986 PHI
3. David Carr (26) 68 2005 HOU
4. Jon Kitna (34) 63 2006 DET
5. Steve Beuerlein (35) 62 2000 CAR
Ken O'Brien (25) 62 1985 NYJ
7. Neil Lomax (26) 61 1985 STL
8. Randall Cunningham (29) 60 1992 PHI
9. Tony Eason (25) 59 1984 NWE
10. Jeff George (30) 58 1997 OAK
11. Mark Brunell (31) 57 2001 JAX
Randall Cunningham (25) 57 1988 PHI
13. Tim Couch (22) 56 1999 CLE
Jeff George (24) 56 1991 IND
15. Greg Landry (30) 55 1976 DET
Phil Simms (30) 55 1984 NYG
Drew Bledsoe (27) 55 1999 NWE
18. Drew Bledsoe (30) 54 2002 BUF
Mark Brunell (30) 54 2000 JAX
Hugh Millen (28) 54 1991 NWE
Randall Cunningham (24) 54 1987 PHI
Craig Morton (38) 54 1981 DEN
23. Ron Jaworski (32) 53 1983 PHI
Paul McDonald (26) 53 1984 CLE
Phil Simms (34) 53 1988 NYG
Dave Krieg (37) 53 1995 ARI
27. Jake Plummer (23) 52 1997 ARI
Neil Lomax (27) 52 1986 STL
Dave Krieg (27) 52 1985 SEA
Phil Simms (31) 52 1985 NYG
31. Cliff Stoudt (28) 51 1983 PIT
Steve Bartkowski (31) 51 1983 ATL
Dieter Brock (34) 51 1985 RAM
Tim Couch (24) 51 2001 CLE
Jon Kitna (35) 51 2007 DET
36. Ken O'Brien (27) 50 1987 NYJ
Ken O'Brien (29) 50 1989 NYJ
Mark Brunell (26) 50 1996 JAX
Steve Beuerlein (34) 50 1999 CAR
Aaron Brooks (25) 50 2001 NOR
41. Dave M. Brown (26) 49 1996 NYG
Randall Cunningham (27) 49 1990 PHI
Eric Hipple (28) 49 1985 DET
Neil Lomax (25) 49 1984 STL
Steve Fuller (23) 49 1980 KAN
Archie Manning (26) 49 1975 NOR
Jake Plummer (24) 49 1998 ARI
Trent Green (28) 49 1998 WAS
Rich Gannon (34) 49 1999 OAK
Rob Johnson (27) 49 2000 BUF
Drew Bledsoe (31) 49 2003 BUF
David Carr (25) 49 2004 HOU
Drew Bledsoe (33) 49 2005 DAL
Marc Bulger (29) 49 2006 STL
55. Joe Theismann (35) 48 1984 WAS
Neil Lomax (28) 48 1987 STL
Dave Krieg (34) 48 1992 KAN
Tony Banks (23) 48 1996 STL
Steve Young+ (37) 48 1998 SFO
60. Craig Morton (32) 47 1975 NYG
Ron Jaworski (26) 47 1977 PHI
Warren Moon+ (28) 47 1984 HOU
Steve Young+ (25) 47 1986 TAM
Steve Pelluer (24) 47 1986 DAL
Don Majkowski (25) 47 1989 GNB
Rick Mirer (23) 47 1993 SEA
Trent Dilfer (23) 47 1995 TAM
Daunte Culpepper (25) 47 2002 MIN
J.P. Losman (25) 47 2006 BUF
Ben Roethlisberger (25) 47 2007 PIT
71. Ken Anderson (30) 46 1979 CIN
Warren Moon+ (29) 46 1985 HOU
Neil Lomax (29) 46 1988 PHO
John Elway+ (34) 46 1994 DEN
Michael Vick (24) 46 2004 ATL
Daunte Culpepper (27) 46 2004 MIN
Andrew Walter (24) 46 2006 OAK
Ben Roethlisberger (24) 46 2006 PIT
79. Roger Staubach+ (32) 45 1974 DAL
Steve Grogan (26) 45 1979 NWE
Phil Simms (32) 45 1986 NYG
Randall Cunningham (26) 45 1989 PHI
Bubby Brister (27) 45 1989 PIT
John Elway+ (31) 45 1991 DEN
Neil O'Donnell (31) 45 1997 NYJ
Chris Chandler (33) 45 1998 ATL
Donovan McNabb (24) 45 2000 PHI
Drew Bledsoe (28) 45 2000 NWE
Michael Vick (26) 45 2006 ATL
90. Gary Danielson (29) 44 1980 DET
Jim Zorn (27) 44 1980 SEA
Jim Zorn (25) 44 1978 SEA
Mike Phipps (26) 44 1973 CLE
Danny White (35) 44 1987 DAL
Dave M. Brown (25) 44 1995 NYG
Jeff Blake (26) 44 1996 CIN
Steve Beuerlein (33) 44 1998 CAR
Brad Johnson (33) 44 2001 TAM
Charlie Frye (25) 44 2006 CLE
Donovan McNabb (31) 44 2007 PHI
101. David Archer (23) 43 1985 ATL
Neil Lomax (24) 43 1983 STL
Joe Ferguson (29) 43 1979 BUF
Brian Sipe (30) 43 1979 CLE
Craig Morton (34) 43 1977 DEN
Roger Staubach+ (31) 43 1973 DAL
Archie Manning (23) 43 1972 NOR
Jim Kelly+ (26) 43 1986 BUF
Tony Eason (27) 43 1986 NWE
Donovan McNabb (27) 43 2003 PHI
Tony Banks (24) 43 1997 STL
Jeff George (28) 43 1995 ATL
Randall Cunningham (31) 43 1994 PHI
Jim Harbaugh (30) 43 1993 CHI
John Elway+ (30) 43 1990 DEN
Timm Rosenbach (24) 43 1990 PHO
117. John Hadl (30) 42 1970 SDG
Joe Theismann (29) 42 1978 WAS
Greg Landry (33) 42 1979 BAL
Richard Todd (27) 42 1980 NYJ
Richard Todd (30) 42 1983 NYJ
Jim Plunkett (36) 42 1983 RAI
Jim McMahon (24) 42 1983 CHI
Dave M. Brown (24) 42 1994 NYG
Rick Mirer (25) 42 1995 SEA
Matt Hasselbeck (28) 42 2003 SEA
127. Neil O'Donnell (27) 41 1993 PIT
Bernie Kosar (28) 41 1991 CLE
Chris Miller (24) 41 1989 ATL
Warren Moon+ (30) 41 1986 HOU
Gary Danielson (33) 41 1984 DET
Bill Kenney (28) 41 1983 KAN
Archie Manning (31) 41 1980 NOR
Ron Jaworski (27) 41 1978 PHI
Dennis Shaw (23) 41 1970 BUF
Jeff Hostetler (33) 41 1994 RAI
Scott Mitchell (29) 41 1997 DET
David Carr (27) 41 2006 HOU
Aaron Brooks (28) 41 2004 NOR
Marc Bulger (27) 41 2004 STL
Tommy Maddox (32) 41 2003 PIT
Tom Brady (24) 41 2001 NWE
Chris Chandler (36) 41 2001 ATL
Charlie Batch (26) 41 2000 DET
Tony Banks (25) 41 1998 STL
Jim Harbaugh (34) 41 1997 IND
147. Lynn Dickey (34) 40 1983 GNB
Mike Pagel (23) 40 1983 BAL
Lynn Dickey (32) 40 1981 GNB
Jeff Komlo (23) 40 1979 DET
Archie Manning (22) 40 1971 NOR
Sonny Jurgensen+ (35) 40 1969 WAS
Dave Krieg (26) 40 1984 SEA
Steve Bartkowski (32) 40 1984 ATL
Ken O'Brien (26) 40 1986 NYJ
Chris Chandler (35) 40 2000 ATL
Brett Favre (27) 40 1996 GNB
David Klingler (24) 40 1993 CIN
Dave Krieg (32) 40 1990 SEA
Gary Hogeboom (31) 40 1989 PHO
Phil Simms (35) 40 1989 NYG
162. Jack Thompson (27) 39 1983 TAM
Jim Hart (36) 39 1980 STL
Steve Bartkowski (27) 39 1979 ATL
Phil Simms (25) 39 1979 NYG
Steve Bartkowski (26) 39 1978 ATL
Dan Fouts+ (25) 39 1976 SDG
Craig Morton (33) 39 1976 NYG
Steve Ramsey (28) 39 1976 DEN
Bob Berry (30) 39 1972 ATL
Jim Plunkett (25) 39 1972 NWE
Dave Wilson (26) 39 1985 NOR
Tommy Kramer (30) 39 1985 MIN
Bernie Kosar (23) 39 1986 CLE
Kerry Collins (33) 39 2005 OAK
Kurt Warner (33) 39 2004 NYG
Trent Green (31) 39 2001 KAN
Donovan McNabb (25) 39 2001 PHI
Jeff Blake (27) 39 1997 CIN
Chris Chandler (32) 39 1997 ATL
Todd Collins (26) 39 1997 BUF
Mark Brunell (25) 39 1995 JAX
John Elway+ (33) 39 1993 DEN
Troy Aikman+ (24) 39 1990 DAL
185. John Elway+ (25) 38 1985 DEN
Dave Krieg (25) 38 1983 SEA
Phil Simms (27) 38 1981 NYG
Bert Jones (24) 38 1975 BAL
John Reaves (22) 38 1972 PHI
Dennis Shaw (25) 38 1972 BUF
Vinny Testaverde (26) 38 1989 TAM
Vinny Testaverde (27) 38 1990 TAM
Brian Griese (26) 38 2001 DEN
Matt Hasselbeck (26) 38 2001 SEA
Kurt Warner (30) 38 2001 STL
Brett Favre (29) 38 1998 GNB
Warren Moon+ (39) 38 1995 MIN
Jeff Hostetler (32) 38 1993 RAI
199. Steve Bartkowski (29) 37 1981 ATL
Danny White (31) 37 1983 DAL
Eric Hipple (26) 37 1983 DET
Steve Dils (28) 37 1983 MIN
Marc Wilson (27) 37 1984 RAI
Joe Theismann (36) 37 1985 WAS
Lynn Dickey (31) 37 1980 GNB
Tommy Kramer (25) 37 1980 MIN
Steve Fuller (22) 37 1979 KAN
Archie Manning (29) 37 1978 NOR
Mike Rae (27) 37 1978 TAM
Ken Stabler (33) 37 1978 OAK
Jim Plunkett (26) 37 1973 NWE
Dan Pastorini (23) 37 1972 HOU
Bobby Douglass (22) 37 1969 CHI
Ken O'Brien (28) 37 1988 NYJ
Dave Krieg (31) 37 1989 SEA
Bernie Kosar (27) 37 1990 CLE
Marc Bulger (30) 37 2007 STL
Drew Bledsoe (32) 37 2004 BUF
Tim Rattay (27) 37 2004 SFO
Marc Bulger (26) 37 2003 STL
Quincy Carter (26) 37 2003 DAL
Daunte Culpepper (26) 37 2003 MIN
Jon Kitna (31) 37 2003 CIN
Steve McNair (28) 37 2001 TEN
Shaun King (23) 37 2000 TAM
Jeff George (23) 37 1990 IND
Wade Wilson (34) 37 1993 NOR
Phil Simms (39) 37 1993 NYG
Jim Kelly+ (36) 37 1996 BUF
Charlie Batch (24) 37 1998 DET
Jim Harbaugh (36) 37 1999 SDG
232. Bob Griese+ (32) 36 1977 MIA
Joe Ferguson (27) 36 1977 BUF
Craig Morton (35) 36 1978 DEN
Roger Staubach+ (37) 36 1979 DAL
Tommy Kramer (24) 36 1979 MIN
Phil Simms (26) 36 1980 NYG
Jim Plunkett (33) 36 1980 OAK
Archie Manning (28) 36 1977 NOR
Roger Staubach+ (33) 36 1975 DAL
Ken Anderson (25) 36 1974 CIN
Charley Johnson (36) 36 1974 DEN
Bert Jones (23) 36 1974 BAL
Jim Plunkett (24) 36 1971 NWE
Bob Berry (28) 36 1970 ATL
Fran Tarkenton+ (30) 36 1970 NYG
Fran Tarkenton+ (29) 36 1969 NYG
Bubby Brister (26) 36 1988 PIT
Boomer Esiason (28) 36 1989 CIN
Carson Palmer (27) 36 2006 CIN
Joey Harrington (26) 36 2004 DET
Aaron Brooks (26) 36 2002 NOR
Rich Gannon (37) 36 2002 OAK
Jake Plummer (28) 36 2002 ARI
Kerry Collins (29) 36 2001 NYG
Akili Smith (25) 36 2000 CIN
Charlie Batch (25) 36 1999 DET
Drew Bledsoe (26) 36 1998 NWE
Donald Hollas (31) 36 1998 OAK
Jim Harbaugh (33) 36 1996 IND
Scott Mitchell (28) 36 1996 DET
Jim Harbaugh (32) 36 1995 IND
John Elway+ (32) 36 1992 DEN
Warren Moon+ (34) 36 1990 HOU
Damon Huard (34) 36 2007 KAN