For years, talk about sack records in the National Football League has had a bit of an asterisk by it, as sacks were not an officially recorded stat by the league until 1982. However, thanks to the folks from Pro Football Reference, we no longer have to do that.
The gang from PFR has added all of the pre-1982 sack totals to their extensive database following what must have been a ton of research. They’ve released the new top 25 with those numbers added in, and it looks pretty darn good if you’re a fan of the Minnesota Vikings.