Donovan McNabb, Warren Moon, Bert Jones All Were Sacked 12 Times in a Single Game
Published on November 14th, 2024 6:50 pm ESTWritten By: Dave Manuel
Getting sacked five or six times in a single game is considered to be a very bad day for a quarterback.12 times? That's insane.
Three quarterbacks - Donovan McNabb, Warren Moon and Bert Jones - have all been sacked a total of 12 times in a single game.
It's interesting because all three of these quarterbacks were quality - Bert Jones won MVP in 1976, Warren Moon was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and McNabb is a candidate for induction into the Hall of Fame every year.
This goes to show that even the best quarterbacks can't escape if their offensive line isn't doing the job.
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Bert Jones was sacked 12 times in a game againsd t the St. Louis Rams on October 26th, 1980. The game was a close one, with the Rams winning by a score of 17-10.
Jones played a decent game on that day, throwing for 250 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.
The Rams defense was hellacious that day, however, as they managed to bring Jones down 12 times.
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On Spetember 29th, 1985, Warren Moon and the Houston Oilers were playing host to the Dallas Cowboys.
The Cowboys won the game by a score of 17-10, helped mightily by the fact that they brought down Warren Moon twelve times over the course of the game.
Moon was clearly rattled in this game, as he threw for a touchdown and four interceptions. While Bert Jones handled the pressure very well, Moon was thrown off of his game by the relentless attack.
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Lastly, Donovan McNabb was sacked twelve times in a 16-3 loss to the New York Gi
ants on September 30th, 2007.
McNabb had a tough day at the office, throwing for just 138 yards, 0 touchdowns
and 0 interceptions.
This result was probably shocking for McNabb, as the week before he had put together a four touchdown masterpiece against the Detroit Lions.
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Will this record ever be broken?
