1986 New Orleans Saints Defensive Statistics

Defensive Statistics of the 1986 New Orleans Saints Defensive Team. Rickey Jackson had led the Saints with 9 sacks on the year.

1986 New Orleans Saints Sack Leaders

Sacks
Rickey Jackson 9
Jumpy Geathers 9
Frank Warren 7.5
Bruce Clark 6
Pat Swilling 4
Tony Elliott 3.5
Antonio Gibson 3
James Haynes 2
Jim Wilks 1
Johnnie Poe 1
Vaughn Johnson 1
Totals 47

Interceptions

NO Yards Avg Long TDs
Dave Waymer 9 48 5.3 17 0
Johnnie Poe 4 42 10.5 30 0
Frank Wattelet 3 34 11.3 22 0
Brett Maxie 2 15 7.5 15 0
Van Jakes 2 6 3.0 43 0
Antonio Gibson 2 43 21.5 4 0
Vaughn Johnson 1 15 15.0 15 0
Rickey Jackson 1 1 1.0 1 0
James Haynes 1 17 17.0 17t 1
Russell Gary 1 14 14.0 14 0
Totals 26 235 14.6 43 1

Top Tacklers

Tackles Assists
Rickey Jackson 114
Sam Mills 92
Brett Maxie 48
Vaughan Johnson 33
Jumpy Geathers 32
Pat Swilling 26
Jack Del Rio 20
Frank Warren 16
Jumpy Geathers 1986 New Orleans Saints vs Washington Redskins
Jumpy Geathers takes down a Redskin runner
New Orleans Saints Defensive End Bruce Clark
Defensive End Bruce Clark
Tony Elliott hits Jim Everett during a 1986 New Orleans Saints vs Rams contest
Tony Elliott gets a piece of Rams QB Jim Everett

1986 New Orleans Saints Total Defense

Points AvgPPG Yards AvgYPG Plays Avg 1stDowns Turnovers NFLRank NFCRank
Totals 287 17.9 5102 318.8 1109 4.6 331 43 14 5
†Defensive Rankings based on Total Yards given up.
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