All 32 NFL teams ranked on sacks for the 2026 regular season, 1st to 32nd, with every other defense stat and its league rank beside it. The Houston Texans lead the league in sacks at 29; the Carolina Panthers rank last at 12.
| Rank | Team | Points Allowed / G | Total Yds Allowed / G | Pass Yds Allowed / G | Yds / Att Allowed | Rush Yds Allowed / G | 3rd Down % Allowed | Takeaways | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Texans | 24 (18th) | 360 (23rd) | 257 (30th) | 7.4 (22nd) | 103 (13th) | 38.7% (14th) | 8 (27th) | 29 (1st) |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | 14.5 (1st) | 305.8 (4th) | 186.9 (2nd) | 6.4 (5th) | 118.9 (18th) | 31.2% (3rd) | 13 (8th) | 29 (2nd) |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | 23.6 (17th) | 377.3 (28th) | 283.1 (32nd) | 7.2 (19th) | 94.1 (8th) | 44.4% (27th) | 8 (26th) | 27 (3rd) |
| 4 | Chicago Bears | 20.4 (9th) | 326.7 (9th) | 235.6 (15th) | 8.2 (32nd) | 91.1 (6th) | 22.8% (1st) | 13 (6th) | 26 (4th) |
| 5 | Green Bay Packers | 21.2 (11th) | 340.9 (13th) | 231.9 (14th) | 6.4 (7th) | 109 (15th) | 41.7% (22nd) | 19 (2nd) | 26 (5th) |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 18 (5th) | 325.9 (8th) | 242 (22nd) | 6.9 (14th) | 83.9 (3rd) | 34.3% (7th) | 13 (7th) | 26 (6th) |
| 7 | Cleveland Browns | 21.8 (13th) | 350.8 (17th) | 220.2 (6th) | 6.7 (11th) | 130.6 (27th) | 39.4% (16th) | 12 (14th) | 26 (7th) |
| 8 | Denver Broncos | 20.7 (10th) | 374.2 (25th) | 249.9 (25th) | 6.5 (9th) | 124.3 (23rd) | 41.2% (21st) | 12 (15th) | 26 (8th) |
| 9 | New England Patriots | 23 (15th) | 347.3 (16th) | 250.7 (26th) | 7.9 (25th) | 96.7 (9th) | 38% (12th) | 8 (25th) | 25 (9th) |
| 10 | Cincinnati Bengals | 21.9 (14th) | 375.3 (27th) | 248.6 (23rd) | 7.3 (20th) | 126.6 (25th) | 47.5% (30th) | 12 (12th) | 23 (10th) |
| 11 | New Orleans Saints | 27 (27th) | 389.5 (30th) | 255.6 (28th) | 7.8 (24th) | 133.9 (29th) | 47.2% (28th) | 9 (24th) | 23 (11th) |
| 12 | New York Jets | 24.8 (21st) | 340.1 (12th) | 212.1 (5th) | 7.1 (16th) | 128 (26th) | 42.3% (23rd) | 10 (20th) | 22 (12th) |
| 13 | Seattle Seahawks | 18 (4th) | 257.9 (1st) | 168.8 (1st) | 5.5 (1st) | 89.1 (4th) | 30.6% (2nd) | 13 (5th) | 21 (13th) |
| 14 | Atlanta Falcons | 24.8 (20th) | 360 (22nd) | 241.2 (20th) | 6.8 (13th) | 118.8 (17th) | 42.6% (24th) | 9 (22nd) | 20 (14th) |
| 15 | Tennessee Titans | 24.9 (22nd) | 396.9 (31st) | 272.8 (31st) | 8 (27th) | 124.1 (22nd) | 43.6% (25th) | 11 (17th) | 20 (15th) |
| 16 | Indianapolis Colts | 27.7 (30th) | 375.3 (26th) | 238.3 (17th) | 8.1 (30th) | 137 (30th) | 32.4% (5th) | 6 (31st) | 19 (16th) |
| 17 | Arizona Cardinals | 28.3 (31st) | 352.6 (19th) | 230.7 (13th) | 8 (29th) | 121.9 (19th) | 40.7% (20th) | 8 (28th) | 19 (17th) |
| 18 | Las Vegas Raiders | 29.8 (32nd) | 399.9 (32nd) | 248.7 (24th) | 8 (28th) | 151.2 (32nd) | 44% (26th) | 14 (4th) | 19 (18th) |
| 19 | Buffalo Bills | 23.4 (16th) | 344.4 (15th) | 252.8 (27th) | 6.7 (12th) | 91.6 (7th) | 38.6% (13th) | 12 (10th) | 17 (19th) |
| 20 | Baltimore Ravens | 26.2 (25th) | 341.8 (14th) | 241.9 (21st) | 7.6 (23rd) | 99.9 (11th) | 39% (15th) | 9 (23rd) | 17 (20th) |
| 21 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19.8 (7th) | 305.8 (3rd) | 226.7 (11th) | 6.6 (10th) | 79.1 (1st) | 34.5% (9th) | 21 (1st) | 17 (21st) |
| 22 | Washington Commanders | 25.3 (24th) | 358.3 (21st) | 256 (29th) | 6.9 (15th) | 102.3 (12th) | 40% (17th) | 12 (13th) | 17 (22nd) |
| 23 | Dallas Cowboys | 26.2 (26th) | 384.4 (29th) | 237 (16th) | 7.2 (18th) | 147.4 (31st) | 48.3% (32nd) | 8 (29th) | 17 (23rd) |
| 24 | Los Angeles Rams | 20.1 (8th) | 312.9 (5th) | 209.1 (4th) | 6.4 (8th) | 103.8 (14th) | 31.6% (4th) | 10 (19th) | 16 (24th) |
| 25 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15.1 (2nd) | 327.6 (10th) | 238.4 (18th) | 7.3 (21st) | 89.3 (5th) | 34% (6th) | 15 (3rd) | 16 (25th) |
| 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24.6 (19th) | 365 (24th) | 238.9 (19th) | 7.2 (17th) | 126.1 (24th) | 40.6% (19th) | 5 (32nd) | 16 (26th) |
| 27 | New York Giants | 21.5 (12th) | 312.9 (6th) | 189.3 (3rd) | 6 (2nd) | 123.6 (21st) | 37.3% (11th) | 10 (21st) | 16 (27th) |
| 28 | San Francisco 49ers | 19.5 (6th) | 303.8 (2nd) | 222.9 (9th) | 6.4 (3rd) | 80.9 (2nd) | 40.4% (18th) | 12 (9th) | 15 (28th) |
| 29 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17.9 (3rd) | 318 (7th) | 220.5 (7th) | 6.4 (6th) | 97.5 (10th) | 36.7% (10th) | 11 (18th) | 14 (29th) |
| 30 | Los Angeles Chargers | 27.4 (28th) | 352.6 (18th) | 230.6 (12th) | 7.9 (26th) | 122 (20th) | 34.3% (8th) | 12 (11th) | 13 (30th) |
| 31 | Miami Dolphins | 25 (23rd) | 336.4 (11th) | 224.6 (10th) | 8.1 (31st) | 111.8 (16th) | 47.4% (29th) | 7 (30th) | 12 (31st) |
| 32 | Carolina Panthers | 27.4 (29th) | 355.1 (20th) | 221.8 (8th) | 6.4 (4th) | 133.4 (28th) | 47.7% (31st) | 11 (16th) | 12 (32nd) |
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