1978 nfl most sack yards lost

The Atlanta Falcons lost the most sack yards by a team in 1978, with 481 yards.

TEAMSCKYSEASONGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCK
1Falcons
Falcons
481
1978
16
221
449
49.2
2,883
6.4
180.2
11
23
56.7
2.4
5.1
56
2Colts
Colts
480
1978
16
202
383
52.7
2,543
6.6
158.9
17
30
55.9
4.4
7.8
49
3Buccaneers
Buccaneers
468
1978
16
151
361
41.8
2,171
6.0
135.7
12
18
52.3
3.3
5.0
52
4Lions
Lions
444
1978
16
247
429
57.6
2,746
6.4
171.6
19
18
74.0
4.4
4.2
47
5Redskins
Redskins
413
1978
16
212
438
48.4
2,978
6.8
186.1
17
21
63.7
3.9
4.8
46
6Raiders
Raiders
368
1978
16
251
433
58.0
3,095
7.1
193.4
16
31
62.7
3.7
7.2
39
749ers
49ers
350
1978
16
190
435
43.7
2,306
5.3
144.1
9
36
33.0
2.1
8.3
42
8Jets
Jets
350
1978
16
193
388
49.7
2,957
7.6
184.8
19
28
61.5
4.9
7.2
43
9Broncos
Broncos
332
1978
16
217
391
55.5
2,710
6.9
169.4
17
17
73.6
4.3
4.3
48
10Saints
Saints
301
1978
16
294
479
61.4
3,452
7.2
215.8
17
16
81.2
3.5
3.3
37
11Bengals
Bengals
298
1978
16
250
470
53.2
3,039
6.5
189.9
14
30
56.7
3.0
6.4
38
12Bears
Bears
288
1978
16
186
352
52.8
2,221
6.3
138.8
7
28
45.9
2.0
8.0
34
13Eagles
Eagles
288
1978
16
207
401
51.6
2,485
6.2
155.3
16
16
67.6
4.0
4.0
41
14Vikings
Vikings
285
1978
16
352
592
59.5
3,528
6.0
220.5
25
34
66.6
4.2
5.7
30
15Seahawks
Seahawks
284
1978
16
261
467
55.9
3,401
7.3
212.6
15
22
70.1
3.2
4.7
44
16Giants
Giants
283
1978
16
176
382
46.1
2,428
6.4
151.8
13
27
48.9
3.4
7.1
38
17Browns
Browns
278
1978
16
236
442
53.4
3,137
7.1
196.1
22
21
72.9
5.0
4.8
35
18Packers
Packers
274
1978
16
180
357
50.4
2,358
6.6
147.4
11
18
60.9
3.1
5.0
37
19Steelers
Steelers
262
1978
16
212
380
55.8
2,961
7.8
185.1
28
22
81.5
7.4
5.8
25
20Bills
Bills
254
1978
16
203
388
52.3
2,503
6.5
156.4
21
17
72.3
5.4
4.4
30
21Dolphins
Dolphins
238
1978
16
226
379
59.6
2,707
7.1
169.2
24
18
82.9
6.3
4.7
27
22Rams
Rams
235
1978
16
236
466
50.6
3,109
6.7
194.3
13
22
61.7
2.8
4.7
34
23Cowboys
Cowboys
229
1978
16
251
449
55.9
3,405
7.6
212.8
25
17
83.1
5.6
3.8
33
24Patriots
Patriots
206
1978
16
196
390
50.3
3,006
7.7
187.9
15
25
62.2
3.8
6.4
24
25Chiefs
Chiefs
198
1978
16
204
370
55.1
2,032
5.5
127.0
7
16
59.2
1.9
4.3
21
StatMuse has team, season-level data for sack yards going back to the 1949 season.

More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,982

Penix

Michael Penix Jr.

RUSH

1,250

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

854

Pitts

Kyle Pitts Sr.
Team Rankings

PPG

20.5

26th

OPP PPG

24.0

21st

RUSH YDS/G

124.7

7th

PASS YDS/G

226.5

19th

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TEAMWLTPCT
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
Falcons Falcons
6
9
0
.400
5
10
0
.333
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12/29
@
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Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
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6 - 9

26

Final

19

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3 - 12

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AFC EastWLTPCT
12
3
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Bills Bills - x
11
4
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9
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10
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8
1
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12
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13
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.133
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Bears Bears - y
11
4
0
.733
9
6
1
.594
8
8
0
.500
Lions Lions - e
8
8
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
6
9
0
.400
5
10
0
.333
NFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
49ers 49ers - x
11
4
0
.733
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
3
12
0
.200

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