1983 New Orleans Saints Defensive Statistics
Sack Leaders
| Sacks | |
|---|---|
| Rickey Jackson | 12 |
| Jim Wilks | 8 |
| Reggie Lewis | 6.5 |
| Derland Moore | 6 |
| Tony Elliott | 5.5 |
| Whitney Paul | 5.5 |
| Bruce Clark | 4.5 |
| Jim Kovach | 3 |
| Rob Nairne | 2 |
| Frank Warren | 2 |
| Dennis Winston | 1 |
| Totals | 56 |
Interceptions
| NO | Yards | Average | Longest | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Poe | 7 | 146 | 20.9 | 31t | 1 |
| Russell Gary | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Dennis Winston | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Johnson | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 70t | 1 |
| Frank Wattlet | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Whitney Paul | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Reggie Lewis | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Greg Stemrick | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Frank Warren | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 412 | 17.9 | 70t | 3 |
1983 New Orleans Saints Total Defense
| Points | AVG PPG | Yards | AVG YPG | Plays | Avg/Play | 1st Downs | Turnovers | NFL Rank | NFC Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 337 | 21.0 | 4691 | 293.1 | 1024 | 4.6 | 289 | 39 | 2† | 1† |
| †Defensive Rankings based on Total Yards given up. | ||||||||||
