Sacks and Tackles-For-Loss

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(05-12-2022, 01:20 AM)fredtoast Wrote: In college "Tackles-For-Loss" = "Sacks" + "Stuffs" (tackles for loss on running plays or passes behind the line of scrimmage)

The NFL has two different stats called "Sacks" and "Tackles-For-Loss" and I can't make any sense out of them.

Forgive me for brining Carlos Dunlap into this discussion but it just so happens that his stats really confused me.

In week 14 against the Rams he was credited with 4 tackles, 3 sacks, and 3 tackles-for-loss.  Clearly "sacks" can't be different from "tackles-for-loss" because he would have to have at least 6 tackles to account for 3 of each.

But the next week he was credited with 2 sacks but only 1 TFL.  So that means there is a difference between "sacks" and "tackles-for-loss".  So some "sacks" are "tackles-for-loss" and some aren't?  Anyone understand this?

Also I am believe that I used to be able to find a stat called "stuffs" for NFL defenders, but now I can only find it for RBs.  Does anyone else remember this?

I always thought the NFL considered sacks separate from TFLs.
I thought TFLs only represented tackling ball carrier other than QB.