which team leads the league in sacks 1997 to 2000

From 1997 through 2000, the New Orleans Saints had the most sacks by a team, with 217 sacks.

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Regular season

	TEAM	SCK	GP	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FR	FR TD
1	Saints	217.0	64	1,351	76	1,062	9	56	8
2	Rams	196.0	64	1,291	89	1,184	9	34	5
3	Broncos	185.0	64	1,167	79	1,270	13	52	6
4	Chiefs	185.0	64	1,179	74	1,195	11	67	6
5	Giants	184.0	64	1,128	83	1,101	9	42	1
6	Buccaneers	179.0	64	1,206	71	937	7	53	1
7	49ers	175.0	64	1,120	72	1,031	5	43	5
8	Jaguars	175.0	64	1,160	58	739	3	61	4
9	Titans	174.0	64	1,055	59	968	9	62	7
10	Eagles	172.0	64	1,122	70	1,224	8	50	1
11	Bills	168.0	64	1,142	61	672	2	42	4
12	Steelers	167.0	64	1,002	67	891	3	59	7
13	Ravens	165.0	64	1,048	78	1,282	8	53	0
14	Lions	164.0	64	1,050	70	1,016	7	50	6
15	Falcons	164.0	64	1,029	64	791	4	51	4
16	Dolphins	163.0	64	1,011	85	964	5	47	6
17	Seahawks	160.0	64	924	84	1,287	14	52	7
18	Packers	159.0	64	1,039	81	892	6	43	7
19	Raiders	159.0	64	1,084	72	1,139	9	55	6
20	Vikings	159.0	64	986	51	613	4	58	4
21	Colts	158.0	64	999	44	743	5	45	5
22	Redskins	155.0	64	978	70	1,006	6	51	2
23	Patriots	152.0	64	965	69	892	9	48	2
24	Chargers	146.0	64	922	66	896	8	36	5
25	Bears	139.0	64	919	52	672	6	59	2

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More Saints Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,203

Shough

RUSH

128

Etienne

REC

491

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

26.3

10th

OPP PPG

32.0

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

88.5

27th

PASS YDS/G

300.8

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	2	2	.500
Panthers	2	2	.500
Saints	1	3	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Falcons

2 - 2

Final

Saints

1 - 3

Mon 5 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000