1981 nfl most sacks allowed rankings

The Denver Broncos were sacked the most by a team in 1981, with 61 sacks.

TEAM SCK SEASON GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCKY
1 Broncos
Broncos
61
1981
16
289
485
59.6
3,992
8.2
249.5
27
21
86.6
5.6
4.3
461
2 Raiders
Raiders
53
1981
16
267
545
49.0
3,356
6.2
209.8
18
28
58.2
3.3
5.1
437
3 Packers
Packers
52
1981
16
286
514
55.6
3,576
7.0
223.5
24
24
73.5
4.7
4.7
387
4 Rams
Rams
50
1981
16
235
477
49.3
3,008
6.3
188.0
15
32
51.9
3.1
6.7
451
5 Cardinals
Cardinals
48
1981
16
253
477
53.0
3,269
6.9
204.3
15
24
64.4
3.1
5.0
405
6 Giants
Giants
47
1981
16
251
506
49.6
3,009
5.9
188.1
16
20
62.3
3.2
4.0
368
7 Patriots
Patriots
45
1981
16
254
482
52.7
3,904
8.1
244.0
17
34
62.1
3.5
7.1
321
8 Lions
Lions
44
1981
16
228
436
52.3
3,475
8.0
217.2
18
23
70.7
4.1
5.3
337
9 Saints
Saints
41
1981
16
238
441
54.0
2,778
6.3
173.6
8
27
53.8
1.8
6.1
359
10 Browns
Browns
40
1981
16
348
624
55.8
4,339
7.0
271.2
21
27
70.7
3.4
4.3
353
11 Oilers
Oilers
40
1981
16
258
441
58.5
3,119
7.1
194.9
21
23
74.4
4.8
5.2
342
12 Colts
Colts
37
1981
16
265
479
55.3
3,379
7.1
211.2
21
23
72.2
4.4
4.8
321
13 Chiefs
Chiefs
37
1981
16
224
410
54.6
2,917
7.1
182.3
12
22
64.7
2.9
5.4
277
14 Falcons
Falcons
37
1981
16
311
563
55.2
3,986
7.1
249.1
30
24
77.6
5.3
4.3
287
15 Seahawks
Seahawks
37
1981
16
307
524
58.6
3,727
7.1
232.9
21
15
82.0
4.0
2.9
300
16 Bears
Bears
35
1981
16
222
489
45.4
2,728
5.6
170.5
14
23
53.1
2.9
4.7
266
17 Bengals
Bengals
35
1981
16
332
550
60.4
4,200
7.6
262.5
30
12
93.3
5.5
2.2
205
18 Cowboys
Cowboys
31
1981
16
241
439
54.9
3,414
7.8
213.4
24
15
84.2
5.5
3.4
245
19 Redskins
Redskins
30
1981
16
307
525
58.5
3,743
7.1
233.9
19
22
75.1
3.6
4.2
277
20 Jets
Jets
30
1981
16
283
507
55.8
3,279
6.5
204.9
26
14
81.1
5.1
2.8
224
21 Dolphins
Dolphins
30
1981
16
271
498
54.4
3,385
6.8
211.6
18
21
70.2
3.6
4.2
236
22 49ers
49ers
29
1981
16
328
517
63.4
3,766
7.3
235.4
20
13
87.7
3.9
2.5
223
23 Vikings
Vikings
29
1981
16
382
709
53.9
4,567
6.4
285.4
27
29
69.5
3.8
4.1
234
24 Steelers
Steelers
27
1981
16
247
461
53.6
3,457
7.5
216.1
25
19
78.9
5.4
4.1
231
25 Eagles
Eagles
22
1981
16
258
476
54.2
3,249
6.8
203.1
25
22
73.9
5.3
4.6
205
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Team Rankings

PPG

22.7

17th

OPP PPG

21.3

16th

RUSH YDS/G

129.0

8th

PASS YDS/G

178.3

28th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Broncos Broncos
1
2
0
.333
Chiefs Chiefs
1
2
0
.333
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
9/29
CIN CIN
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NYG NYG
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

3 - 0 - 0

23

Final

20

DEN Broncos

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

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