Aaron Donald

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