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Reggie White

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Reggie White recorded 215 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

19

playoff games

14

indexed seasons

215

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Reggie White's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked White's Hall of Fame record, Philadelphia and Green Bay histories, sack records, and verified archive statistics. His Super Bowl record leads, followed by the 1987 touchdown that captured his power, the Body Bag Game, a four-sack peak, and a late-career three-sack night from his second Defensive Player of the Year season.

  1. #1. White set a Super Bowl record with three sacks, including consecutive takedowns in the fourth quarter, as Green Bay won its first title in 29 years. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Reggie White
  2. #2. White stripped Doug Williams and returned the fumble 70 yards for a touchdown while beginning the 21-sack season that established his dominant peak. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Reggie White
  3. #3. White recorded two sacks and returned an interception 33 yards as Philadelphia's defense overwhelmed Washington in the infamous Body Bag Game. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Reggie White
  4. #4. White collected four sacks against Minnesota during an 18-sack season, one of three four-sack games in the early Philadelphia portion of his career. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Reggie White
  5. #5. At age 36, White sacked Steve Young three times in a victory over San Francisco during the 16-sack season that earned his second Defensive Player of the Year award. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Reggie White

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Super Bowl
XXXI
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 26, 1997

Green Bay Packers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXI · Jan 26, 1997

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
W
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
WSH
SEP 13, 1987

Philadelphia Eagles vs WSH

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1987

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1990
W
WSH
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 12, 1990

WSH vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 12, 1990

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
1988
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 25, 1988

Philadelphia Eagles vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1988

0 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 1, 1998

San Francisco 49ers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1998

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Reggie White's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 4 sacks

Regular Season
1988
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 25, 1988

Philadelphia Eagles vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1988

0 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1996
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 29, 1996

Green Bay Packers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Reggie White's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976–1985

01
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHIJAWORSKI7Ron Jaworski
PHICARMICHAEL—Harold Carmichael

From exhaustion to the first Super Bowl

Philadelphia Eagles · Vermeil's climb

Dick Vermeil turned a depleted roster into the 1980 NFC champion through relentless development and Montgomery's complete running.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

02
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham
PHISIMMONS96Clyde Simmons

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

03
GBWHITE92Reggie White
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBBUTLER36Leroy Butler

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Career accomplishments

NFL sacks leader · 1987, 198814 NFL seasons215 career games193 career sacksCollege: Tennessee19 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 29, 1985Most recent: Jan 3, 1999

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