2008 NFC Tackles by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Solo tackles plus assists
The Detroit Lions led the NFC in tackles in 2008, with 998, 21 ahead of the San Francisco 49ers. The average across 16 NFC teams is 889.0.
Led the NFC in 2008
Detroit Lions
16 games
998
Tackles
21 clear of San Francisco 49ers
| # | Team | G | TKL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Lions
|
16 | 998 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
16 | 977 |
| 3 |
 Seattle Seahawks
|
16 | 945 |
| 4 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
16 | 931 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Bears
|
16 | 927 |
| 6 |
 Carolina Panthers
|
16 | 894 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
16 | 893 |
| NFC average | 889.0 | ||
| 8 |
 St. Louis Rams
|
16 | 883 |
| 9 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
16 | 875 |
| 10 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
16 | 873 |
| 10 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
16 | 873 |
| 12 |
 Arizona Cardinals
|
16 | 856 |
| 13 |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
16 | 846 |
| 14 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
16 | 827 |
| 15 |
 New York Giants
|
16 | 823 |
| 16 |
 Washington Redskins
|
16 | 803 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as passer rating and yards per attempt are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.