1971 NFL Interceptions Thrown by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Passes intercepted
The Houston Oilers led the whole NFL in interceptions thrown in 1971, with 37, 5 ahead of the Buffalo Bills. The average across 26 NFL teams is 20.9.
Led the whole NFL in 1971
Houston Oilers
14 games
37
Interceptions Thrown
5 clear of Buffalo Bills
| # | Team | Conference | G | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Houston Oilers
|
AFC | 14 | 37 |
| 2 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
AFC | 14 | 32 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Bears
|
NFC | 14 | 28 |
| 3 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
AFC | 14 | 28 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
AFC | 14 | 27 |
| 5 |
 Denver Broncos
|
AFC | 14 | 27 |
| 7 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
AFC | 14 | 26 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
AFC | 14 | 26 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NFC | 14 | 26 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NFC | 14 | 25 |
| 11 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
NFC | 14 | 24 |
| 11 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
NFC | 14 | 24 |
| 13 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
NFC | 14 | 21 |
| 13 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
AFC | 14 | 21 |
| NFL average | 20.9 | |||
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
NFC | 14 | 20 |
| 16 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
NFC | 14 | 18 |
| 17 |
 New England Patriots
|
AFC | 14 | 16 |
| 17 |
 New York Jets
|
AFC | 14 | 16 |
| 19 |
 Washington Redskins
|
NFC | 14 | 15 |
| 20 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
NFC | 14 | 14 |
| 20 |
 Detroit Lions
|
NFC | 14 | 14 |
| 20 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
NFC | 14 | 14 |
| 23 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
AFC | 14 | 13 |
| 24 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
AFC | 14 | 11 |
| 24 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
NFC | 14 | 11 |
| 26 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
AFC | 14 | 10 |
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. Passing yards are gross, before sack yardage comes off; the league's official team figures are net, so they run a little lower.