NFL Single Season Leaders - Passing Times Sacked

The following is a list of the NFL single season passing leaders ranked by passing times sacked. Statistics are current through the 2017 NFL season and include stats accrued in NFL, AFL and APFA games.

Active players are listed in bold.

Only sack figures from 1967-2017 are included.

      Passing
Player Season Team Att Cmp Pct Yds Int TD Sack Rating
1. D. Carr 2002 Hou 444 233 52.5 2,592 15 9 76 62.8
2. R. Cunningham 1986 Phi 209 111 53.1 1,391 7 8 72 72.9
3. D. Carr 2005 Hou 423 256 60.5 2,488 11 14 68 77.2
4. J. Kitna 2006 Det 596 372 62.4 4,208 22 21 63 79.9
5. S. Beuerlein 2000 Car 533 324 60.8 3,730 18 19 62 79.7
  K. O'Brien 1985 NYJ 488 297 60.9 3,888 8 25 62 96.2
7. N. Lomax 1985 Stl 471 265 56.3 3,214 12 18 61 79.5
8. R. Cunningham 1992 Phi 384 233 60.7 2,775 11 19 60 87.3
9. T. Eason 1984 NE 431 259 60.1 3,228 8 23 59 93.4
10. J. George 1997 Oak 521 290 55.7 3,917 9 29 58 91.2
  R. Tannehill 2013 Mia 588 355 60.4 3,913 17 24 58 81.7
12. M. Brunell 2001 Jax 473 289 61.1 3,309 13 19 57 84.1
  R. Cunningham 1988 Phi 560 301 53.8 3,808 16 24 57 77.6
14. T. Couch 1999 Cle 399 223 55.9 2,447 13 15 56 73.2
  J. George 1991 Ind 485 292 60.2 2,910 12 10 56 73.8
16. D. Bledsoe 1999 NE 539 305 56.6 3,985 21 19 55 75.6
  B. Bortles 2014 Jax 475 280 58.9 2,908 17 11 55 69.5
  G. Landry 1976 Det 291 168 57.7 2,191 8 17 55 89.6
  P. Simms 1984 NYG 533 286 53.7 4,044 18 22 55 78.1
20. D. Bledsoe 2002 Buf 610 375 61.5 4,359 15 24 54 86.0
  M. Brunell 2000 Jax 512 311 60.7 3,640 14 20 54 84.0
  R. Cunningham 1987 Phi 406 223 54.9 2,786 12 23 54 83.0
  H. Millen 1991 NE 409 246 60.1 3,073 18 9 54 72.5
  C. Morton 1981 Den 376 225 59.8 3,195 14 21 54 90.5
25. R. Jaworski 1983 Phi 446 235 52.7 3,315 18 20 53 75.1
  D. Krieg 1995 Ari 521 304 58.3 3,554 21 16 53 72.6
  P. McDonald 1984 Cle 493 271 55.0 3,472 23 14 53 67.3
  P. Simms 1988 NYG 479 263 54.9 3,359 11 21 53 82.1
29. J. Brissett 2017 Ind 469 276 58.8 3,098 7 13 52 81.7
  J. Cutler 2010 Chi 432 261 60.4 3,274 16 23 52 86.3
  C. Kaepernick 2014 SF 478 289 60.5 3,369 10 19 52 86.4
  D. Krieg 1985 Sea 532 285 53.6 3,602 20 27 52 76.2
  N. Lomax 1986 Stl 421 240 57.0 2,583 12 13 52 73.6
  J. Plummer 1997 Ari 296 157 53.0 2,203 15 15 52 73.1
  P. Simms 1985 NYG 495 275 55.6 3,829 20 22 52 78.6
36. S. Bartkowski 1983 Atl 432 274 63.4 3,167 5 22 51 97.6
  B. Bortles 2015 Jax 606 355 58.6 4,428 18 35 51 88.2
  D. Brock 1985 LA 365 218 59.7 2,658 13 16 51 82.0
  T. Couch 2001 Cle 454 272 59.9 3,040 21 17 51 73.1
  J. Kitna 2007 Det 561 355 63.3 4,068 20 18 51 80.9
  A. Rodgers 2012 GB 552 371 67.2 4,295 8 39 51 108.0
  C. Stoudt 1983 Pit 381 197 51.7 2,553 21 12 51 60.6
43. S. Beuerlein 1999 Car 571 343 60.1 4,436 15 36 50 94.6
  A. Brooks 2001 NO 558 312 55.9 3,832 22 26 50 76.4
  M. Brunell 1996 Jax 557 353 63.4 4,367 20 19 50 84.0
  K. O'Brien 1987 NYJ 393 234 59.5 2,696 8 13 50 82.8
  K. O'Brien 1989 NYJ 477 288 60.4 3,346 18 12 50 74.3
  A. Rodgers 2009 GB 541 350 64.7 4,434 7 30 50 103.2
  B. Roethlisberger 2009 Pit 506 337 66.6 4,328 12 26 50 100.5
50. B. Berry 1968 Atl 153 81 52.9 1,433 13 7 49 65.1
  D. Bledsoe 2003 Buf 471 274 58.2 2,860 12 11 49 73.0
  D. Bledsoe 2005 Dal 499 300 60.1 3,639 17 23 49 83.7
  D. Brown 1996 NYG 398 214 53.8 2,412 20 12 49 61.3
  M. Bulger 2006 Stl 588 370 62.9 4,301 8 24 49 92.9
  D. Carr 2004 Hou 466 285 61.2 3,531 14 16 49 83.5
  R. Cunningham 1990 Phi 465 271 58.3 3,466 13 30 49 91.6
  S. Fuller 1980 KC 320 193 60.3 2,250 12 10 49 76.4
  R. Gannon 1999 Oak 515 304 59.0 3,840 14 24 49 86.5
  T. Green 1998 Was 509 278 54.6 3,441 11 23 49 81.8
  E. Hipple 1985 Det 406 223 54.9 2,952 18 17 49 73.6
  R. Johnson 2000 Buf 306 175 57.2 2,125 7 12 49 82.2
  N. Lomax 1984 Stl 560 345 61.6 4,614 16 28 49 92.5
  A. Manning 1975 NO 338 159 47.0 1,683 20 7 49 44.3
  J. Plummer 1998 Ari 547 324 59.2 3,737 20 17 49 75.0
  P. Rivers 2012 SD 527 338 64.1 3,606 15 26 49 88.6