In 1999, Jones provided a Los Angeles Times reporter with some other detailed imagery about his forte: 'You take all the offensive linemen and put them in a burlap bag, and then you take a baseball bat and beat on the bag. The term 'sack' was first popularized in the 1960s by Hall of Fame defensive end Deacon Jones, who felt that a quarterback being sacked devastated the offense in the same way that a city was devastated when it was sacked. History BYU quarterback Riley Nelson being sacked by Air Force. The NFL subtract yards lost due to sacks from teams' passing totals (though the quarterback's individual passing total stats remain unchanged), while the NCAA subtracts sack yardage from individual rushing totals. In the National Football League (NFL), it is possible to record a sack for zero yards.

Unique situations where a loss reduces a quarterback's rushing total (not a sack) are ' kneel downs' (used to run time off the game clock).Ī player will receive credit for half of a sack when multiple players contribute to the sacking of a quarterback, even if more than two players contributed. If the quarterback's intent is not obvious, statisticians use certain criteria, such as the offensive line blocking scheme, to decide. If the play is designed for the quarterback to rush (run) the ball, any loss is subtracted from the quarterback's rushing total (and the play is ruled a tackle for loss as opposed to a sack). To be considered a sack, the quarterback must intend to throw a forward pass. Statistical record rules Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers being sacked by Seattle defensive end Patrick Kerney in 2009. If a passer is sacked in his own end zone, the result is a safety and the defending team is awarded two points, unless the football is fumbled and recovered either in the end zone by the defense, or outside the end zone in which would be resulted in a touchdown for the defense. The quarterback must pass the statistical line of scrimmage to avoid the sack. A quarterback who is pressured but avoids a sack can still be adversely affected by being forced to hurry. Even better for the defense is a sack causing the quarterback to fumble the ball at or behind the line of scrimmage this is also known as a strip sack and can result in a turnover if the defense manages to obtain the ball. Performing a sack is advantageous for the defending team as the offense loses a down, and the line of scrimmage retreats several yards. This often occurs if the opposing team's defensive line, linebackers or defensive backs are able to apply pass pressure (also called a pass rush) to quickly get past blocking players of the offensive team (the quarterback's protection), or if the quarterback is unable to find a back to hand the ball off to or an available eligible receiver (including wide receivers, running backs and tight ends) to catch the ball, allowing the defense a longer opportunity to tackle the quarterback. In gridiron football, a sack occurs when the quarterback (or another offensive player acting as a passer) is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before throwing a forward pass, when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage in the ' pocket' and without clear intent, or when a passer runs out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage due to defensive pressure. Quarterback Matthew Stafford being sacked by multiple Washington Football Team players.

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