Between the 1968 and 1979 seasons, the San Francisco 49ers had the most sacks by a team in a season, with 61 sacks in 1976.
Interpreted as:
most team defensive sacks by year from 1968 to 1979| TEAM | SCK | SEASON | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 49ers | 61.0 | 1976 | 14 | 573 | 9 | 93 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2 |  | Colts | 59.0 | 1975 | 14 | 496 | 29 | 493 | 4 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 3 |  | Cowboys | 58.0 | 1978 | 16 | 442 | 23 | 316 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 4 |  | Patriots | 58.0 | 1977 | 14 | 471 | 19 | 194 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | | Patriots | 57.0 | 1979 | 16 | 512 | 20 | 352 | 1 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | | Colts | 56.0 | 1976 | 14 | 461 | 15 | 211 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 7 |  | Lions | 55.0 | 1978 | 16 | 482 | 22 | 292 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 8 |  | Raiders | 55.0 | 1975 | 14 | 474 | 35 | 450 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | | Cowboys | 55.0 | 1969 | 14 | 452 | 24 | 339 | 1 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 10 |  | Chargers | 54.0 | 1978 | 16 | 474 | 22 | 191 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | | Cowboys | 53.0 | 1977 | 14 | 429 | 21 | 229 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 12 |  | Redskins | 53.0 | 1973 | 14 | 355 | 26 | 598 | 4 | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 13 |  | Rams | 53.0 | 1970 | 14 | 426 | 19 | 280 | 2 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | | Rams | 52.0 | 1979 | 16 | 451 | 25 | 355 | 2 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 15 |  | Steelers | 52.0 | 1974 | 14 | 406 | 25 | 320 | 2 | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 16 |  | Oilers | 51.0 | 1979 | 16 | 421 | 34 | 618 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | | Rams | 51.0 | 1968 | 14 | 383 | 25 | 220 | 2 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | | Cowboys | 51.0 | 1968 | 14 | 400 | 26 | 275 | 3 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 19 | | Oilers | 50.0 | 1976 | 14 | 344 | 11 | 176 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 20 |  | Broncos | 50.0 | 1970 | 14 | 456 | 16 | 220 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | | Rams | 50.0 | 1969 | 14 | 393 | 26 | 424 | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | | Steelers | 49.0 | 1979 | 16 | 351 | 27 | 200 | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 23 |  | Bears | 49.0 | 1976 | 14 | 395 | 24 | 215 | 2 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 24 |  | Vikings | 49.0 | 1970 | 14 | 360 | 28 | 412 | 2 | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 25 | | Vikings | 49.0 | 1969 | 14 | 404 | 30 | 459 | 2 | 12 | 1 | ||||
StatMuse has team, season-level data for sacks going back to the 1949 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |