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==Statistical record rules== [[File:Patrick Kerney sacks Aaron Rodgers.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Green Bay Packers|Green Bay]] quarterback [[Aaron Rodgers]] being sacked by [[Seattle Seahawks|Seattle]] defensive end [[Patrick Kerney]] in 2009.]] To be considered a sack, the quarterback must intend to throw a forward pass. If the play is designed for the quarterback to rush (run) the ball, any loss is subtracted from the quarterback's rushing total (and the play is ruled a [[tackle for loss]] as opposed to a sack). If the quarterback's intent is not obvious, statisticians use certain criteria, such as the offensive line blocking scheme, to decide. Unique situations where a loss reduces a quarterback's rushing total (not a sack) are "[[Quarterback kneel|kneel downs]]" (used to run time off the game clock). A player will receive credit for half of a sack when multiple players contribute to the sacking of a quarterback, even if more than two players contributed. In the [[National Football League]] (NFL), it is possible to record a sack for zero yards. The [[National Football League|NFL]] subtracts yards lost due to sacks from teams' passing totals (though the quarterback's individual passing total stats remain unchanged),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nflgsis.com/gsis/documentation/stadiumguides/guide_for_statisticians.pdf | title=Guide for Statisticians | publisher=[[National Football League]] | accessdate=August 10, 2020}}</ref> while the [[college football|NCAA]] subtracts sack yardage from individual rushing totals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/Stats_Manuals/Football/2018ez.pdf|title=2018 Football Statisticians' Manual|publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]}}</ref>
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