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Carolina pass rush in elite company

A week ago the Carolina defense was traded in my dynasty league, one of the rare times in the history of the league I've seen a defense traded. The Panthers were an impressive group in both NFL and fantasy terms, ranked 2nd in both yards and points allowed (and a top-5 fantasy group in most scoring systems).

Credit their pass rush, led by Charles Johnson and Greg Hardy, who combined for 26 of the team's 60 sacks. That ties for the highest total by any NFL team since 2006, and is the 3rd-highest by any team since 1990. (Carolina has actually reached that total twice in that time period; they also recorded 60 sacks back in 1996.)

Top sack seasons, by team, since 1990 are presented below. Representatives from 2013 are in bold.

TEAMS WITH 50-PLUS SACKS, 1990-2013
YearTeamSack
2000New Orleans66
2006San Diego61
2013Carolina60
1990Kansas City60
1996Carolina60
2006Baltimore60
1997New Orleans59
2008Dallas59
1992New Orleans57
1999St. Louis57
1999Jacksonville57
2013Buffalo57
1992Philadelphia56
2002Philadelphia56
1991Philadelphia55
1994Pittsburgh55
1997Atlanta55
2000Tampa Bay55
2000Tennessee55
2001Pittsburgh55
1997NY Giants54
1997San Francisco54
1997Kansas City54
1998NY Giants54
1999Tennessee54
1998Seattle53
2001New Orleans53
2007NY Giants53
2013St. Louis53
1991Denver52
1993Tennessee52
2001Green Bay52
2002Carolina52
2012Denver52
2012St. Louis52
1992Minnesota51
1992San Diego51
1993New Orleans51
1996Pittsburgh51
1998San Francisco51
2000St. Louis51
2000Kansas City51
2008Pittsburgh51
2012Cincinnati51
1991New Orleans50
1991Washington50
1992Kansas City50
1992Tennessee50
1992Denver50
1998St. Louis50
1998Green Bay50
1999Detroit50
1999Denver50
2000Philadelphia50
2002Pittsburgh50
2005Seattle50
2011Philadelphia50
2011Minnesota50

--Andy Richardson

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