fewest sacks given up season 1979 nfl nfc

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got sacked the fewest by an NFC team in 1979, with 12 sacks.

TEAMSCKSEASONGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKY
1Buccaneers
Buccaneers
12
1979
16
183
434
42.2
2,700
6.2
168.8
19
26
52.8
4.4
6.0
88
249ers
49ers
17
1979
16
361
602
60.0
3,760
6.2
235.0
18
21
73.5
3.0
3.5
119
3Saints
Saints
17
1979
16
257
428
60.0
3,291
7.7
205.7
16
22
75.2
3.7
5.1
140
4Bears
Bears
31
1979
16
195
373
52.3
2,429
6.5
151.8
16
16
69.2
4.3
4.3
278
5Redskins
Redskins
34
1979
16
235
401
58.6
2,839
7.1
177.4
20
15
81.5
5.0
3.7
263
6Eagles
Eagles
34
1979
16
209
410
51.0
2,882
7.0
180.1
21
13
77.7
5.1
3.2
272
7Vikings
Vikings
37
1979
16
315
566
55.7
3,397
6.0
212.3
23
24
69.3
4.1
4.2
258
8Cardinals
Cardinals
39
1979
16
248
492
50.4
2,870
5.8
179.4
12
24
56.2
2.4
4.9
268
9Rams
Rams
39
1979
16
242
456
53.1
3,032
6.6
189.5
19
29
61.4
4.2
6.4
359
10Cowboys
Cowboys
41
1979
16
287
503
57.1
3,883
7.7
242.7
29
13
90.2
5.8
2.6
290
11Packers
Packers
47
1979
16
240
444
54.1
3,057
6.9
191.1
15
22
66.4
3.4
5.0
376
12Lions
Lions
51
1979
16
218
452
48.2
2,775
6.1
173.4
14
27
53.3
3.1
6.0
439
13Falcons
Falcons
54
1979
16
251
479
52.4
3,127
6.5
195.4
19
23
66.2
4.0
4.8
398
14Giants
Giants
59
1979
16
190
401
47.4
2,419
6.0
151.2
15
22
56.3
3.7
5.5
465
StatMuse has team, season-level data for times sacked going back to the 1949 season.

More Buccaneers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,693

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

RUSH

588

Irving

Bucky Irving

REC

938

Egbuka

Emeka Egbuka
Team Rankings

PPG

22.4

18th

OPP PPG

24.2

20th

RUSH YDS/G

114.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

220.9

19th

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TEAMWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
Buccaneers Buccaneers
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176