EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Michael Strahan of the New York Giants set the NFL's record for sacks in a season Sunday during Green Bay's 34-25 victory.
Strahan broke the 17-year-old single-season record of 22 set by Mark Gastineau when he got to 221/2 with 2:42 left in the fourth quarter on Sunday, falling on Brett Favre after the quarterback rolled out and fell down.
Strahan put his face in the turf and then ran over to the Giants' bench after being congratulated on the field by both teams.
Gastineau, who played for the rival New York Jets when he set the record in 1984, was at the game. While he had mixed emotions losing the standard, he said he was happy to see an upstanding guy break his record.
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