1971 AFC Interceptions by Team

The Baltimore Colts led the AFC in interceptions in 1971, with 28, 1 ahead of the Cincinnati Bengals. The average across 13 AFC teams is 20.5.

Led the AFC in 1971 Baltimore Colts 14 games

28 Interceptions 1 clear of Cincinnati Bengals

#	Team	G	INT
1	Baltimore Colts	14	28
2	Cincinnati Bengals	14	27
2	Kansas City Chiefs	14	27
4	Cleveland Browns	14	24
5	Houston Oilers	14	23
5	Oakland Raiders	14	23
7	San Diego Chargers	14	22
	AFC average		20.5
8	Denver Broncos	14	20
9	Miami Dolphins	14	17
9	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	17
11	New England Patriots	14	15
12	New York Jets	14	13
13	Buffalo Bills	14	11

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.