Westwood grad Mack on pace for sack marks

Khalil Mack is closing in on two milestones.

One is a career mark. The other would rewrite the NFL record books.

The Los Angeles Chargers' star edge rusher, a Fort Pierce Westwood High School graduate, had two more sacks against the New England Patriots on Sunday. That gives him a league-leading 15 sacks on the season and 99.5 for his career.

Mack's next sack will be No. 100. Only 42 players have hit the century mark since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.

Mack also is just off the pace to tie the NFL single-season sack record of 22.5, a mark hit by Michael Strahan in 2001 and T.J. Watt in 2021. At his current pace, Mack is on track for 21.25 sacks this year.

Technically, Mack is just off the pace. But considering he didn't get a sack in the first three games of the season, Mack is averaging 1.67 sacks per game over the past nine weeks. If he keeps up that pace, he would rack up 8.3 sacks over the final five weeks of the season, which would bring his total to more than 23.

Here's a look at the quarterbacks Mack is expected to face during the final five weeks of the season and how Mack has fared against them.

Russell Wilson (Denver Broncos)

Dates: Dec. 10, 31

Times sacked in 2023: 36 (three per game)

Mack vs. Wilson: hits in four games

Two sacks, three

Aiden O’Connell (Las Vegas Raiders)

Date: Dec. 14

Times sacked in 2023: game)

Mack vs. O'Connell: Six sacks, four hits in one game 13 (2.12 per

Josh Allen (Buffalo Bills)

Date: Dec. 23

Times sacked in 2023: game)

Mack vs. Allen: Never played

Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs)

Date: Jan. 7

Times sacked in 2023:

game)

Mack vs. Mahomes:

four hits in four games 15 (1.25 per 17 (1.42 per

Two sacks,