Ware matched Harvey Martin's 30-year-old franchise record with his 114th in the first half against St. Louis on Sept. 22, 2013, and got his second of the game to surpass Martin in the third quarter. Sacks became an official NFL statistic in 1982, but the Cowboys have tracked sacks since the start of their franchise in 1960. Martin had 114 sacks in 158 games from 1973-83, according to the team. Ware was a Pro Bowl pick the last seven seasons as a linebacker.
Robert Mathis: 110
With his strip sack safety of Houston's Case Keenum on Sunday (Dec. 15), Robert Mathis set both a franchise record (108) and the Colts' single-season record in sacks (16.5). Longtime teammate and close friend Dwight Freeney held the Colts' previous marks, getting 16 in 2004 and 107½ in his career. The Freeney/Mathis combination will go down as one of the greatest in NFL history for good reason. The bookend pass-rushers already epitomized the, "Meet you at the quarterback" mentality of today's defensive game, combining for 199 sacks until Freeney's departure to San Diego in 2013.
