For some pass rushers, the stat-padding party doesn’t begin until leads are built, and opponents are pressed into pass-heavy attacks; for a player of Reggie White’s caliber, such a luxury wasn’t even necessary on Nov. 17, 1985. In full-on game-wrecker mode from a “3 Technique” alignment, Philadelphia’s rookie standout — only a single play removed from recording a sack that prompted 2nd & 17 — returned for a second serving, turning his power rush into another takedown. White and his pass-rushing teammates made themselves at home in the St. Louis Cardinals’ backfield, collecting seven sacks as a whole. Outstanding from the get-go, the 1984 No. 4 pick guided a 24-14 win by producing three sacks himself.

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