Most sacks through the first 8 games of an NFL season since 1982
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Michael Strahan leads with 14 sacks through his first 8 games of 2001, first of 26,697 player-seasons since 1982.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Michael Strahan (2001 NYG)2001 | 14 | |
 Reggie White (1987 PHI)1987 | 14 | |
 Mark Gastineau (1984 NYJ)1984 | 13.5 | |
 Keith Millard (1989 MIN)1989 | 13 | |
| Jared Allen (2011 MIN)2011 | 12.5 | |
 T.J. Watt (2021 PIT)2021 | 12.5 | |
 William Gay (1983 DET)1983 | 12.5 | |
 DeMarcus Ware (2011 DAL)2011 | 12 | |
 Doug Betters (1983 MIA)1983 | 12 | |
 Justin Houston (2014 KC)2014 | 12 | |
 Kevin Greene (1998 CAR)1998 | 12 | |
 La'Roi Glover (2000 NO)2000 | 12 | |
 Reggie White (1998 GB)1998 | 12 | |
| Leonard Marshall (1985 NYG)1985 | 11.5 | |
 Robert Mathis (2013 IND)2013 | 11.5 | |
 Rulon Jones (1986 DEN)1986 | 11.5 | |
 Andre Tippett (1987 NE)1987 | 11 | |
 Anthony Smith (1993 LV)1993 | 11 | |
 Billy Ray Smith (1986 LAC)1986 | 11 | |
 Calais Campbell (2017 JAX)2017 | 11 | |
| Hugh Douglas (2000 PHI)2000 | 11 | |
| Justin Houston (2013 KC)2013 | 11 | |
| Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (2001 GB)2001 | 11 | |
 Leonard Little (2003 LA)2003 | 11 | |
 Mario Williams (2013 BUF)2013 | 11 |
Method
- The data has sacks for every game since 1982, so 6,192 player-seasons from before then aren't here.