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Today in Sports History: September 29

LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 19: Quarterback Troy Aikman #8 of the UCLA Bruins throws a pass during the game against the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 19, 1987 in Los Angeles, California. The Trojans defeated the Bruins 17-13. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images)

 

By Jonah Sharf

On September 29, 1985, Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon was sacked by the Dallas Cowboys’ defense an NFL record 12 times. Among those defenders who had 2 sacks for the Cowboys were John Dutton, Randy White, and Too Tall Jones. The legendary defensive performance still stands as the most times a single quarterback was sacked in a game and was matched only once—almost exactly 22 years later on September 30, 2007, when Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles was sacked 12 times by the New York Giants defense.

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