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Aaron Donald

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Los Angeles Rams · DE

Aaron Donald recorded 156 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Los Angeles Rams, St. Louis Rams, SL.

▶Best highlights

3.2

tackles/gm

11

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

156

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Aaron Donald's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked the Rams' official ranking of Donald's greatest moments, championship retrospectives, season sack records, contemporary accounts, and verified archive box scores. The list is bookended by the two title-clinching pressures, with his career-high sack game and both three-sack Arizona performances showing the regular-season force behind three Defensive Player of the Year awards.

  1. #1. Donald recorded two sacks in Super Bowl LVI and ended Cincinnati's final drive himself, first stopping the third-down run and then pressuring Joe Burrow into the fourth-down incompletion that secured his ring. Rams: Aaron Donald's 10 greatest moments
  2. #2. With the Rams protecting a three-point lead in the NFC Championship Game, Donald's pressure forced Jimmy Garoppolo's desperate pass and the interception that ended a six-game losing streak against San Francisco. Rams: Aaron Donald's 10 greatest moments
  3. #3. Donald set a career high with four sacks, forced a fumble, and made seven tackles in a 39–10 win at San Francisco during his 20.5-sack Defensive Player of the Year season. Rams: Aaron Donald's 10 greatest moments
  4. #4. Donald collected three sacks against Arizona; the last gave him the single-season record for a defensive tackle and moved him to 19.5 on the way to a 20.5-sack finish. Rams: Aaron Donald's 10 greatest moments
  5. #5. Donald sacked Kyler Murray on Arizona's first and final offensive plays and finished with three sacks, igniting the December surge that carried Los Angeles into its championship postseason. Rams: Aaron Donald's 10 greatest moments

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Super Bowl
LVI
LOS ANGELESRAMS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
FEB 13, 2022

Los Angeles Rams vs Cincinnati Bengals

Super Bowl LVI · Feb 13, 2022

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2021
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
JAN 30, 2022

San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams

Conference Championship · Jan 30, 2022

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2018
LOS ANGELESRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 21, 2018

Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2018

7 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2018
LOS ANGELESRAMS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 23, 2018

Los Angeles Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2018

7 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2021
LOS ANGELESRAMS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 13, 2021

Los Angeles Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2021

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Aaron Donald's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2015
ST. LOUISRAMS
BALTIMORERAVENS
NOV 22, 2015

St. Louis Rams vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Nov 22, 2015

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 sacks

Regular Season
2020
LOS ANGELESRAMS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 11, 2020

Los Angeles Rams vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 11, 2020

4 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 5 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2018
LOS ANGELESRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 21, 2018

Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2018

7 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 6 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2015
DETROITLIONS
ST. LOUISRAMS
DEC 13, 2015

Detroit Lions vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2015

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2018
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NOV 19, 2018

Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2018

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Aaron Donald's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2016

01
LARDONALD99Aaron Donald
LARJACKSON39Steven Jackson
LARLONG91Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Franchise era

2017–present

02
LARDONALD99Aaron Donald
LARSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
LARKUPP10Cooper Kupp

Modern offense evolves into a veteran championship bet

Los Angeles Rams · The McVay era

McVay changed the offense immediately, reached two Super Bowls and won the second after the Rams traded aggressively for Stafford and veteran stars.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023Pro Bowl selection · 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023Super Bowl champion · 2021NFL Defensive Player of the Year · 2017, 2018, 2020NFL sacks leader · 2018NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year · 201412 NFL seasons156 career games299 career solo tackles111 career sacksCollege: PittsburghDrafted by: STLDraft pick: 13Jersey: 9911 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2014Most recent: Oct 12, 2026

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history