In American football, a forced fumble is when a defensive player causes the ball carrier to lose possession of the ball. The defender will typically either rip or punch the ball out to cause the ball carrier to fumble. This is a list of National Football League (NFL) players who have led the regular season in forced fumbles each year. Forced fumbles aren’t an official stat recorded by the NFL. Pro Football Reference has data on forced fumbles back to , but the data before is incomplete. Greg Lloyd and Robert Mathis currently hold the record for most seasons leading the league in forced fumbles with 3. Osi Umenyiora and Charles Tillman currently hold the record for most forced fumbles in a season with 10.
NFL annual forced fumble leaders
+ Key Symbol Meaning Leader The player who recorded the most forced fumbles in the NFL FF The total number of forced fumbles the player had GP The number of games played by a player during the season Pro Football Hall of Fame member ^ The player is an active player * Player set the single-season record for forced fumbles (#) Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
Note that the forced fumble totals from 1977 to 1998 are incomplete. + NFL annual forced fumbles leaders by season Season Leader Team 5* 14 Green Bay Packers 14 New York Giants 14 New Orleans Saints 10 Kansas City Chiefs 14 New York Giants 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7* 14 New England Patriots 6 16 St. Louis Cardinals Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pittsburgh Steelers 6 16 Oakland Raiders 9* 16 Green Bay Packers 6 9 Philadelphia Eagles 6 16 Seattle Seahawks 7 16 Dallas Cowboys 8 16 Seattle Seahawks San Diego Chargers 6 16 New Orleans Saints New England Patriots 6 12 Minnesota Vikings 6 16 Houston Oilers 7 14 Denver Broncos 16 Los Angeles Raiders 5 16 Chicago Bears 15 Los Angeles Rams 16 San Francisco 49ers 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2) 16 Houston Oilers 16 Los Angeles Rams 16 Buffalo Bills 7 16 Pittsburgh Steelers 8 16 Kansas City Chiefs 6 16 Kansas City Chiefs (2) 6 15 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 Kansas City Chiefs 6 16 Washington Redskins (3) Pittsburgh Steelers Minnesota Vikings Cleveland Browns 8 16 San Francisco 49ers 6 15 Jacksonville Jaguars 6 16 Seattle Seahawks (2) 8 16 Jacksonville Jaguars 7 16 Miami Dolphins 6 16 New York Jets New York Giants 9 16 Indianapolis Colts St. Louis Rams 6 12 Washington Redskins (2) 16 St. Louis Rams 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 Baltimore Ravens 6 16 Indianapolis Colts New Orleans Saints (2) 8 13 Indianapolis Colts 9 16 Miami Dolphins 8 15 Carolina Panthers 7 15 Pittsburgh Steelers 7 16 San Diego Chargers 10* 16 New York Giants (2) 7 16 Baltimore Ravens 10 16 Chicago Bears (3) 8 16 Indianapolis Colts 5 16 Washington Redskins St. Louis Rams 5 12 New England Patriots 6 16 Atlanta Falcons Oakland Raiders 6 16 Jacksonville Jaguars 7 16 Kansas City Chiefs Houston Texans 8 16 Arizona Cardinals ^ Pittsburgh Steelers ^ 8 15 Baltimore Ravens 8 17 Indianapolis Colts ^ 5 17 Pittsburgh Steelers Philadelphia Eagles ^ 6 16 Miami Dolphins ^ 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers ^ (2) 6 17 Pittsburgh Steelers 5 15 Buffalo Bills
Most seasons leading the league
Player Seasons Team 3 , , Pittsburgh Steelers , , Indianapolis Colts 2 , Jacksonville Jaguars , St. Louis Rams , Houston Oilers , Baltimore Ravens , Pittsburgh Steelers
See also List of NFL annual sacks leaders List of NFL annual interceptions leaders List of NFL individual records
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