1972 nfl most sacks

The San Francisco 49ers had the most sacks by a team in 1972, with 46 sacks.

Interpreted as:
1972 NFL most defensive sacks
TEAM SCK SEASON GP TKL AST COMB SCKY INT INT YDS INT TD FF FR FR TD
1 49ers
49ers
46.0
1972
14
403
19
146
3
17
1
2 Rams
Rams
42.0
1972
14
327
16
251
1
11
0
3 Broncos
Broncos
41.0
1972
14
357
10
109
0
12
0
4 Steelers
Steelers
40.0
1972
14
337
28
395
1
20
1
5 Browns
Browns
38.0
1972
14
258
13
154
1
16
1
6 Bengals
Bengals
38.0
1972
14
296
20
326
3
9
0
7 Giants
Giants
37.0
1972
14
232
23
205
2
15
0
8 Redskins
Redskins
35.0
1972
14
268
17
287
1
15
1
9 Dolphins
Dolphins
33.0
1972
14
280
26
286
1
20
1
10 Chiefs
Chiefs
32.0
1972
14
261
24
396
5
19
1
11 Cowboys
Cowboys
32.0
1972
14
268
16
213
1
17
2
12 Packers
Packers
29.0
1972
14
252
17
223
1
19
1
13 Jets
Jets
27.0
1972
14
251
19
282
0
12
1
14 Raiders
Raiders
27.0
1972
14
211
25
328
1
12
1
15 Chargers
Chargers
26.0
1972
14
233
24
310
1
10
1
16 Colts
Colts
25.0
1972
14
232
23
331
1
13
1
17 Oilers
Oilers
24.0
1972
14
172
6
93
0
18
0
18 Falcons
Falcons
24.0
1972
14
207
18
205
1
15
1
19 Saints
Saints
24.0
1972
14
194
14
141
0
13
2
20 Bears
Bears
23.0
1972
14
173
21
193
0
14
0
21 Cardinals
Cardinals
22.0
1972
14
183
11
118
0
16
1
22 Bills
Bills
22.0
1972
14
197
23
369
3
8
0
23 Lions
Lions
21.0
1972
14
142
12
184
1
15
0
24 Vikings
Vikings
21.0
1972
14
92
26
365
2
14
2
25 Eagles
Eagles
17.0
1972
14
143
19
164
0
8
0
StatMuse has team, season-level data for sacks going back to the 1949 season.

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PPG

19.7

23rd

OPP PPG

16.3

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

89.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

280.0

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Cardinals Cardinals
2
1
0
.667
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
2
1
0
.667
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
JAX JAX
@
SF SF
4:05 PM
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
ATL ATL
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Last Game
SF 49ers

3 - 0 - 0

16

Final

15

ARI Cardinals

2 - 1 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM