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| 1996 Yards per Game (NFL rank) - 1996 Record: 8-8 (fourth) |
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Rushing | Passing | Total |
| OFFENSE | 121.9 (26) | 193.6 (21) | 315.5 (18) |
| DEFENSE | 86.6 (2) | 201.6 (13) | 288.1 (6) |
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Hard to Pin Down |
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More revealing than a quarterback's sack total is his total compared with the number of times he dropped back to pass. Though a quarterback's offensive-line quality and his propensity to leave the pocket affect the sack rate (a scrambler like Mark Brunell opens himself up to more sacks), the figure helps to show which passers recognize danger and get rid of the ball best. By this standard, Dave Krieg, acquired this off-season by the Oilers to back up Steve McNair, was the most difficult NFL quarterback to sack last year (minimum 300 dropbacks).
Best Sack Rate, 1996 |
| | Dropbacks | Sacks | Dropbacks/sacks |
| Dave Krieg, Bears | 391 | 14 | 27.9 |
| Troy Aikman, Cowboys | 483 | 18 | 26.8 |
| Mike Tomczak, Steelers | 417 | 16 | 26.1 |
| Jim Everett, Saints | 483 | 19 | 25.4 |
| Frank Reich, Jets | 345 | 14 | 24.6 |
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| Worst Sack Rate, 1996 |
| | Dropbacks | Sacks | Dropbacks/sacks |
| Tony Banks, Rams | 416 | 48 | 8.7 |
| Dave Brown, Giants | 447 | 49 | 9.1 |
| Steve Young, 49ers | 350 | 34 | 10.3 |
| Jim Kelly, Bills | 416 | 37 | 11.2 |
| Mark Brunell, Jaguars | 607 | 50 | 12.1 |
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