42. Final. 27. 46. 49ers-Colts final. 48
The San Francisco 49ers still wrapped up Week 16 as the NFL's worst-sacking team, boasting a meager 18 despite taking down veteran unretired quarterback Philip Rivers twice in the 48-27 Monday Night Football victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
But those two sacks are significant.
In a year defined by brutal injuries, particularly to key edge defenders like Nick Bosa and Mykel Williams, the Niners' reliance upon their crop of rookie defensive linemen is looking as if it'll soon pay off, as the two quarterback takedowns were recorded by first-year pros, defensive tackles Alfred Collins and C.