 He recorded 2.5 sacks in the 30–22 season opener loss to the eventual NFC champion San Francisco 49ers and then posted a career-high 3.5 sacks against the Chicago Bears on Thursday night.Matthews became one of only six players in NFL history to record six or more sacks in the first two games of the season, and is the only player ever to do it twice.Entering Week 9 against the Arizona Cardinals, he was second in the league in sacks with nine.