Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Haason Reddick had five sacks Sunday against the New York Giants, setting a franchise record and becoming the first player in the NFL to hit that number this season.
The Cardinals’ franchise record was previously held by Curtis Greer, who had 4.5 sacks against the Philadelphia Eagles on Dec. 18, 1983.
The Cardinals had eight sacks as a team, with outside linebacker Dennis Gardeck getting credit for two in the 26-7 win.
It was an impressive homecoming for Reddick, who was born in Camden, New Jersey, and went to high school in Haddon Heights, about 90 minutes from MetLife Stadium. He entered Sunday’s game with five sacks for the season. His previous single-game high was two sacks, which came in Week 6 on Monday Night Football against the Dallas Cowboys.
The previous time a player had at least five sacks in a game was 2017, when the Atlanta Falcons‘ Adrian Clayborn had six against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 10.