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Peppers' pick-6 makes him first member of NFL's 100/10 club
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Peppers' pick-6 makes him first member of NFL's 100/10 club

Published Oct. 3, 2014 12:39 a.m. ET

Thirty players in NFL history have accumulated at least 100 sacks in a career, including 10 Hall of Famers. Hundreds of players have intercepted at least 10 passes in their careers (OK, that isn't quite as impressive). But never in history has a player done both in a career.

Until now.

With his 49-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter of Thursday night's 42-10 drubbing of the Vikings, the Packers' Julius Peppers became the first player in NFL history with at least 100 sacks and 10 interceptions in a career.

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For added measure, it was Peppers' first TD as a Packer, the third team for whom he scored a defensive TD (Carolina and Chicago are the others), and his first Lambeau Leap.

Here's the play:

And the leap:

And the love:

Oh, and Peppers added a half a sack in the game, giving him 120.5 for his career.

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