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The Top 10 Defensive Ends in NFL History | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Author

Sarah Rodriguez

Published Mar 24, 2026

Teams: Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts

Achievements: 11-time Pro Bowler, nine-time All-Pro, two NFL championships

Because Marchetti played a quarter-century before the sack was officially a stat he's not going to appear in the record books. More to the point since he played in an era when the passing game wasn't used nearly as often—remember, the only prolific passer in the NFL during Marchetti's era (John Unitas) was on his team—he didn't have many opportunities to rush the  quarterback.

That Colts dynasty was obviously powered by its great offense (Unitas, Lenny Moore, Alan Ameche, Raymond Berry, Jimmy Orr, Jim Parker) but Marchetti was the centerpiece of that defense, a unit that was repeatedly among the top rated in the NFL.