Who led the NFL in sacks in 1982?
7.5Sacks · 1982 Regular Season
Lawrence Taylor led the NFL with 7.5 sacks in the 1982 regular season.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Taylor |  NYG | 9 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Chip Banks |  CLE | 9 | 5.5 |
| 3 | Howie Long |  LV | 9 | 5.5 |
| 4 | Rickey Jackson |  NO | 9 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Jeff Bryant |  SEA | 9 | 3.0 |
| 6 | Steve McMichael |  CHI | 9 | 2.5 |
| 7 | Dennis Smith |  DEN | 8 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Jimmy Ray Wilks | NO | 8 | 2.0 |
| 9 | E.J. Junior |  ARI | 9 | 1.5 |
| 10 | Bryan Hinkle |  PIT | 9 | 1.0 |
What the columns mean: SACK