Sack (american football)

A quarterback is sacked

In American football , it is called a sack (also quarterback sack ) when the quarterback (or another player) is brought down while attempting a pass behind his own line of scrimmage before he could throw the pass. Be considered also as a blind moves in which the quarterback in the pocket - without his intention (to fit or run ) is seen - tackled will or due to pressure by the Defense runs behind the line of scrimmage into touch. A run attempt made by the quarterback or another player and which ends behind the line of scrimmage does not count as a sack, but is recorded in the statistics as a tackle for loss . On the other hand, it counts as a sack if the defense forces a fumble on or behind the line of scrimmage and conquers it.

After a sack, the attempt is over and the position of the ball on the sack determines the new line of scrimmage. This usually means a loss of space for the attacking team (but never a gain in space). By the position of quarterback behind the line of scrimmage this so some steps can certainly take forward, yet not in a run ( Run are brought), but in a sack by a tackle to case.

A sack in the attacking team's end zone results in a safety and the defending team receives two points. The sack is included in the statistics of the defending player who sets the tackle as the performance achieved. If several players were involved in a sack, they are each assigned half a sack. The loss of space for a bag is deducted from the team's yards in the passing game in the team's statistics . But it does not change the space gained by the quarterback in the individual statistics.

The record holder in the National Football League (NFL) is the former defensive end of the Buffalo Bills , Bruce Smith , with 200 Sacks.

Records

Sacks have only officially been counted in the NFL since 1982. The following records existed at the end of the 2019 season :

Individual records

• Sacks in One Game: 7 - Derrick Thomas , November 11, 1990
• Sacks in one season: 22.5 - Michael Strahan , 2001 ( Deacon Jones made 26 sacks in 14 games in the 1967 and 1968 seasons 24 sacks)
  • Sacks in rookie season : 14.5 - Jevon Kearse , 1999 ( Al "Bubba" Baker had 23 sacks in his 1978 rookie season)
• Sacks in a Career: 200 - Bruce Smith , 1985-2003
• Seasons with more than 20 sacks: 2 - JJ Watt , 2012 and 2014
• Sacks in a Super Bowl : 4 - LC Greenwood , Super Bowl X
• Sacks in Super Bowls, Career: 4.5, Charles Haley , 5 Games - Super Bowl XXIII , XXIV , XXVII , XXVIII , XXX
• Sacks tucked into a game: 12 - Bert Jones October 26, 1980, Warren Moon , September 29, 1985 and Donovan McNabb , September 30, 2007
• Sacks tucked in one season: 76 - David Carr , 2002
• Sacks plugged into career: 525 - Brett Favre , 1991–2010

Team records

• Most consecutive games with a sack recorded: 69 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers , 1999-2003

Individual evidence

1. ↑ What is Sack? Definition. SportingCharts, accessed February 4, 2020 (American English): "In order for a sack to be recorded, it must be obvious that the quarterback either intends to throw a forward pass, or is still in the" pocket "without a clear objective for the play. " 
2. ↑ What is Sack? Definition. SportingCharts, accessed February 4, 2020 (American English): "If officials determine that the play was intended as a rush, a tackle of the quarterback does not result in a sack and is recorded as negative rushing yardage by the quarterback." 
3. ↑ What is Sack? Definition. SportingCharts, accessed on February 4, 2020 (US English): "A quarterback is also considered sacked if he loses a fumble on or behind the line of scrimmage that is recovered by the opposing team." 
4. ↑ What is Sack? Definition. SportingCharts, accessed February 4, 2020 (American English): "When one or more players are involved in a sack, each player is credited with half a sack." 
5. ↑ What is Sack? Definition. SportingCharts, accessed February 4, 2020 (American English): "A successful sack results in yards being subtracted from a team's passing totals, but does not affect the total passing yards of the quarterback." 
6. ^ NFL All-Time Sacks Leaders. ESPN, accessed February 3, 2020 (US English): "Sack Leaders RK PLAYER SACKS 1 Bruce Smith 200" 
7. ^ NFL Records. Individual Records: Sacks. National Football League (NFL), accessed February 3, 2020 (American English): “Most Sacks, Game 7.0 Derrick Thomas, Kansas City vs. Seattle, Nov. 11, 1990 " 
8. ^ NFL Records. Individual Records: Sacks. National Football League (NFL), accessed February 3, 2020 (American English): "Most Sacks, Season 22.5 Michael Strahan, NY Giants, 2001" 
9. ^ NFL Records. Individual Records: Sacks. National Football League (NFL), accessed February 3, 2020 (American English): "Most Sacks, Rookie, Season 14.5 Jevon Kearse, Tennessee, 1999" 
10. ^ NFL Records. Individual Records: Sacks. National Football League (NFL), accessed February 3, 2020 (American English): “Most Sacks, Career 200.0 Bruce Smith, Buffalo, 1985-1999; Washington, 2000-03 " 
11. ↑ NFL Sacks Single-Season Leaders (since 1982). Pro Football Reference, accessed February 3, 2020 (American English): Rank Player Sk Year Tm 1 Michael Strahan + (29) 5/22/2001 NYG 2 Jared Allen (29) 0/22 2011 MIN Mark Gastineau (27) 0/22 1984 NYJ Justin Houston (25) 22.0 2014 KAN 5 Chris Doleman + (27) 21.0 1989 MIN Reggie White + (25) 21.0 1987 PHI 7 Aaron Donald (27) 20.5 2018 LAR Lawrence Taylor + (27) 20.5 1986 NYG JJ Watt (23) 20.5 2012 HOU JJ Watt (25) 20.5 2014 HOU 11 Derrick Thomas + (23) 20.0 1990 KAN DeMarcus Ware (26) 20.0 2008 DAL " 
12. ↑ Super Bowl Leaders. Game sacks. Pro-Football-Reference, accessed in 2020 on 3 February (American English, since the Super Bowl X took place (before the official count but they were counted in the Super Bowl), is partly made here to the runner-up as record holder.): "1. LC Greenwood • PIT X 4.0 2. Grady Jarrett • ATL LI 3.0 Kony Ealy • CAR 50 3.0 Darnell Dockett • ARI XLIII 3.0 Reggie White • GNB XXXI 3.0 Willie Davis • GNB II 3.0 " 
13. ↑ Super Bowl X play-by-play. Pro football. USA Today, January 11, 2002, accessed February 3, 2020 (American English). 
14. ↑ Super Bowl Leaders. Game sacks. Pro-Football-Reference, accessed on February 3, 2020 (American English, Since Super Bowl X took place before the official counting (but they were counted in the Super Bowls), the runners-up as record holders are also partially referred to here.): "1. LC Greenwood • 4G 5.0 2. Willie Davis • 2G 4.5 Charles Haley • 5G 4.5 " 
15. ↑ NFL Sacked Single Game Leaders. Pro Football Reference, accessed February 3, 2020 (American English): “Rank Player Sk Tm Boxscore 1 Bert Jones 12 BAL Baltimore Colts vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 26, 1980 Warren Moon + 12 HOU Houston Oilers vs. Dallas Cowboys, September 29, 1985 Donovan McNabb 12 PHI Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants, September 30, 2007 " 
16. ↑ NFL Sacked Single-Season Leaders. Pro-Football Reference, accessed February 3, 2020 (American English): "Rank Player Sk Year Tm 1 David Carr (23) 76 2002 HOU" 
17. ↑ NFL Sacked Career Leaders. Pro Football Reference, accessed February 3, 2020 (American English): "Rank Player Sk Years Tm 1 Brett Favre + 525 1991-2010 4TM" 
18. ↑ Scott Smith: Series History: Bucs-Packers. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, December 17, 2014, accessed February 3, 2020 (American English): "Sadly, that game also marked the end of an incredible run for Tampa Bay's defense, which had recorded at least one sack in 69 consecutive games before being stone-walled by the Packers' line. "