2012 NFC Quarterback Hits by Team

The Detroit Lions led the NFC in quarterback hits in 2012, with 100, 11 ahead of the St. Louis Rams. The average across 16 NFC teams is 76.7.

Led the NFC in 2012 Detroit Lions 16 games

100 Quarterback Hits 11 clear of St. Louis Rams

#	Team	G	QBH
1	Detroit Lions	16	100
2	St. Louis Rams	16	89
3	Minnesota Vikings	16	88
4	Green Bay Packers	16	86
5	Arizona Cardinals	16	85
6	New Orleans Saints	16	81
7	Seattle Seahawks	16	80
8	Dallas Cowboys	16	77
8	Washington Redskins	16	77
	NFC average		76.7
10	Atlanta Falcons	16	70
10	San Francisco 49ers	16	70
12	Carolina Panthers	16	68
13	Chicago Bears	16	66
14	New York Giants	16	64
14	Philadelphia Eagles	16	64
16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	62

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.