which team led the nfl in opponent sacks in 2021

The Pittsburgh Steelers sacked the opposing quarterback the most by a team in 2021, with 55 sacks.

Regular season

	TEAM	OPP SCK	SEASON	GP	OPP CMP	OPP ATT	OPP PCT	OPP YDS	OPP AVG	OPP TD	OPP INT	OPP RTG	OPP TD%	OPP INT%	OPP SCKY
1	Steelers	55	2021	17	355	563	63.1	3,977	7.1	24	13	88.7	4.3	2.3	321
2	Vikings	51	2021	17	401	626	64.1	4,678	7.5	29	16	91.4	4.6	2.6	378
3	Rams	50	2021	17	416	625	66.6	4,476	7.2	17	19	83.8	2.7	3.0	367
4	Bears	49	2021	17	314	477	65.8	3,623	7.6	31	8	103.3	6.5	1.7	359
5	49ers	48	2021	17	372	545	68.3	3,874	7.1	25	9	97.0	4.6	1.7	364
6	Dolphins	48	2021	17	373	608	61.3	4,251	7.0	23	14	85.4	3.8	2.3	380
7	Buccaneers	47	2021	17	445	680	65.4	4,347	6.4	26	17	85.6	3.8	2.5	285
8	Saints	46	2021	17	369	592	62.3	4,131	7.0	20	18	81.7	3.4	3.0	310
9	Browns	43	2021	17	367	576	63.7	3,712	6.4	29	13	89.4	5.0	2.3	273
10	Titans	43	2021	17	395	628	62.9	4,485	7.1	24	16	86.4	3.8	2.5	316
11	Bills	42	2021	17	297	530	56.0	3,047	5.7	12	19	65.3	2.3	3.6	266
12	Bengals	42	2021	17	420	626	67.1	4,498	7.2	26	13	93.1	4.2	2.1	276
13	Cardinals	41	2021	17	367	561	65.4	3,872	6.9	30	13	93.5	5.3	2.3	227
14	Cowboys	41	2021	17	364	612	59.5	4,346	7.1	24	26	76.6	3.9	4.2	297
15	Packers	39	2021	17	379	603	62.9	4,021	6.7	31	18	86.9	5.1	3.0	297
16	Panthers	39	2021	17	337	515	65.4	3,559	6.9	26	9	95.0	5.0	1.7	293
17	Washington Football Team	38	2021	17	400	597	67.0	4,520	7.6	34	11	100.8	5.7	1.8	187
18	Broncos	36	2021	17	341	562	60.7	3,901	6.9	22	13	85.0	3.9	2.3	249
19	Patriots	36	2021	17	319	538	59.3	3,437	6.4	21	23	73.3	3.9	4.3	256
20	Raiders	35	2021	17	400	606	66.0	3,996	6.6	29	6	96.4	4.8	1.0	207
21	Chargers	35	2021	17	357	559	63.9	3,992	7.1	27	11	93.0	4.8	2.0	231
22	Giants	34	2021	17	402	611	65.8	4,044	6.6	27	15	89.0	4.4	2.5	205
23	Seahawks	34	2021	17	443	658	67.3	4,766	7.2	24	11	93.6	3.6	1.7	253
24	Ravens	34	2021	17	397	621	63.9	4,986	8.0	31	9	99.4	5.0	1.4	244
25	Colts	33	2021	17	390	597	65.3	4,203	7.0	32	19	90.5	5.4	3.2	223

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Team Leaders

PASS

221

Rodgers

RUSH

46

Warren

REC

58

Pittman

Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

22nd

OPP PPG

13.0

6th

RUSH YDS/G

58.0

32nd

PASS YDS/G

221.0

12th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	1	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	1.000
Ravens	1	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CIN	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Falcons

0 - 1

Final

Steelers

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

Sanders

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

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

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

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM

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