most sacks by a rookie nfl

The Detroit Lions have the most sacks by a team in their rookie season, with 20.5 sacks in 2022.

Interpreted as:
most defensive sacks by a rookie NFL
TEAMSCKSEASONGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Lions
Lions
20.5
2022
102
174
79
253
147.5
7
95
0
4
5
0
2Rams
Rams
20.0
2023
204
102
64
166
136.5
0
0
0
3
2
0
3Bears
Bears
19.5
1987
200
2
29
1
9
0
4Titans
Titans
19.0
1999
66
1
42
1
2
1
549ers
49ers
19.0
1993
131
0
0
0
3
0
649ers
49ers
18.5
1986
120
10
41
1
8
0
7Falcons
Falcons
17.5
2025
79
123
71
194
150.5
6
32
0
4
3
0
8Browns
Browns
17.0
2017
192
198
93
291
107
1
0
0
2
6
0
9Raiders
Raiders
16.5
1983
94
0
0
0
3
1
10Cowboys
Cowboys
16.0
2021
133
129
68
197
146.5
0
0
0
3
2
0
11Ravens
Ravens
16.0
1997
188
4
37
0
3
0
12Buccaneers
Buccaneers
15.5
2007
132
147
31
178
102.5
2
26
0
12
6
0
13Bills
Bills
15.5
2001
217
217
73
290
101
5
99
3
7
5
0
14Chargers
Chargers
15.5
1986
148
5
76
1
9
0
15Colts
Colts
15.5
1983
175
2
63
0
8
0
16Chargers
Chargers
15.0
2016
161
181
45
226
102.5
3
6
0
4
2
0
17Packers
Packers
15.0
2009
120
103
30
133
89
0
0
0
1
3
1
18Colts
Colts
15.0
2002
133
137
28
165
108
0
0
0
10
5
0
19Buccaneers
Buccaneers
15.0
1992
131
0
0
0
3
1
20Jets
Jets
15.0
1989
117
0
0
0
1
0
21Raiders
Raiders
14.5
2019
166
127
42
169
104.5
1
0
0
4
3
0
22Chargers
Chargers
14.5
2005
75
92
29
121
83.5
0
0
0
3
1
0
23Bills
Bills
14.5
1987
198
3
34
0
10
0
24Jaguars
Jaguars
14.0
2016
144
136
36
172
80.5
3
74
1
5
1
0
2549ers
49ers
14.0
2011
98
79
10
89
104.5
1
23
0
2
3
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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PASS

4,564

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,223

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

REC

1,401

St. Brown

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Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

24.3

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
9/13
@
1:00 PM
Thu
9/17
@
8:15 PM
Sun
9/27
@
1:00 PM
Sun
10/4
@
8:20 PM
Sun
10/11
@
4:25 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

9 - 8

19

Final

16

CHI Bears

11 - 6

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NFL 2025 Standings

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

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