Five-and-a-half sacks in two games is no small feat. But if anyone can do it, it's the oft-mulleted maven of machismo, Jared Allen. The Vikings defensive end sits at 17-1/2 sacks and will need two stellar showings to surpass Michael Strahan's 2001 total.

All-Pro Jared Allen had a monster day against Chicago, setting a Vikings season record for sacks. One more, and he would have set an NFL record.

Defensive end Jared Allen has been named to his fourth career Pro Bowl. Allen leads the NFL with 18.5-sacks -- a career best -- and he's only three-sacks shy of a Vikings' single-season record. Allen's 101.5-sacks is most in the NFL since he entered the league in 2004. No other Vikings were named to the Pro Bowl.

Jared Allen set a Vikings' single season record with 22 sacks last season. He, along with Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh are considered two of the best defensive linemen in the NFL. Are they overrated?

Jared Allen says he was only kidding last week when he said he would drown himself in a river if he had to live in Detroit. Despite finishing the game with three sacks, Allen was jeered at throughout the Vikings' loss to the Lions. Allen made the comment on his KFAN radio show.

Seven weeks into being a father, Jared Allen says he is figuring everything out pretty quick. The defensive lineman is posting one of the best single-season sack totals in history and says being a dad is easier because he is good at everything.

Jared Allen's dominance is going unnoticed in the pass-happy NFL. The defensive end leads the league with 8.5 sacks through five games, and he's on pace to break Michael Strahan's single season sack record of 22.5. Allen is on pace to finish with 27 sacks.

Jared Allen can dress up as himself for Halloween tonight. He had another monstrous game Sunday against Carolina, with five tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and another sack. He’s still on pace to shatter the NFL sack record of 22.5.