The Pittsburgh Steelers entered the final week of the regular season as the only team with 50 or more sacks to that point, recording five the week before to reach 52 on the season. They held a three-sack lead for the most in the NFL over the Los Angeles Rams, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 47, and the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles at 46.
Both the Steelers and the Rams came out of their Sunday games with four sacks apiece. Pittsburgh finished with 56, tying their own franchise record for the most in the NFL. Los Angeles finished with 53, which was good enough for second place.