No, a sack is not considered a tackle in football. A sack occurs when a defensive player tackles the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before the quarterback can throw a pass.
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Yes, a sack is considered a tackle for loss in football.
In football, a player earns half a sack when they contribute to a tackle behind the line of scrimmage along with another player.
A sack is when a quarterback is tackled for a loss of yardage.
No, it is not considered a tackle. Technically when a quarterback goes down behind the line of scrimmage it is considered a sack. However, when a quarterback takes a knee, he is credited with a -1 yard rushing but no defender is credited with the tackle/sack.
a sack of a quarterback behind the line of scrimage, that is a sack
you have to block and tackle each other
yes it does
Sack Bruce Smith had 200 career sacks, and Reggie White had 198 sacks.
When two players reach the quarterback at the same time and make the tackle, the sack is divided between the two players. Same with tackles ... you might see in the game's statistics where a defensive player had 5.5 tackles. This is because, when two players are responsible for bringing the ball carrier down, regardless of whether it is the quarterback or another offensive player, the sack/tackle is divided between the two defensive players.
A football does not tackle at all, the teams tackle.
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You can tackle a punter in football when he still has the ball or else it is called roughing the punter.