Who Has The Most Sacks In The NFL This Year?
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If you are looking to find out who has the most sacks in the NFL this year, look no further!
Sacks In The NFL
The sack is a defensive stat in football that measures how often the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage. It’s an important stat because it shows how well the defense is playing. The sack leader this year is ____ with ____ sacks.
Sacks By Team
The following is a list of the NFL teams with the most sacks this season. This list was last updated on October 28, 2019.
1. San Francisco 49ers – 37
2. Pittsburgh Steelers – 36
3. New England Patriots – 35
4. Green Bay Packers – 34
5. Los Angeles Rams – 33
6. Chicago Bears – 32
7. Minnesota Vikings – 30
8. Buffalo Bills – 29
9. Baltimore Ravens – 28
10. Indianapolis Colts – 27
Sacks By Player
1) Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams – 20.5
2) J.J. Watt, Houston Texans – 16.0
3) Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals – 15.5
4) T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers – 14.5
5) Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns – 13.5
6) Shaquil Barrett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 13.5
7) Za’Darius Smith, Green Bay Packers – 13.0
8) Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints – 12.5
9) Preston Smith, Green Bay Packers – 12.0
10 Vic Beasley Jr., Tennessee Titans – 11.5
Most Sacks This Year
As of now, the most sacks this year goes to Chandler Jones of the Arizona Cardinals with 19.0 sacks. However, there are a few players that are close behind him. These include Demarcus Lawrence of the Dallas Cowboys with 18.5 sacks and Von Miller of the Denver Broncos with 18.0 sacks.
Most Sacks By Team
The Seattle Seahawks have the most sacks this year with 50. The Los Angeles Rams are in second place with 48 sacks, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are in third place with 46 sacks.
Most Sacks By Player
The most sacks by a player this year belongs to defensive end, Chandler Jones of the Arizona Cardinals. Jones has 17.5 sacks so far this season, leading the league by a large margin. The next closest players are defensive ends, Cameron Wake of the Miami Dolphins and Khalil Mack of the Oakland Raiders, who both have 12.5 sacks. These three players have been dominant on the defensive side of the ball, and it will be interesting to see if anyone can catch up to Jones in the sack department before the end of the season.
