1953 NFL Defensive Touchdowns by Team

The Los Angeles Rams led the whole NFL in defensive touchdowns in 1953, with 3, 1 ahead of the Chicago Cardinals. The average across 12 NFL teams is 1.5.

Led the whole NFL in 1953 Los Angeles Rams 12 games

3 Defensive Touchdowns 1 clear of Chicago Cardinals

#	Team	G	TD
1	Los Angeles Rams	12	3
2	Chicago Cardinals	12	2
2	Detroit Lions	12	2
2	Green Bay Packers	12	2
2	Washington Redskins	12	2
	NFL average		1.5
6	Baltimore Colts	12	1
6	Chicago Bears	12	1
6	Cleveland Browns	12	1
6	New York Giants	12	1
6	Philadelphia Eagles	12	1
6	Pittsburgh Steelers	12	1
6	San Francisco 49ers	12	1

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as passer rating and yards per attempt are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.