1972 AFC Defensive Touchdowns by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Touchdowns scored on defense
The Kansas City Chiefs led the AFC in defensive touchdowns in 1972, with 5, 2 ahead of the Buffalo Bills. The average across 13 AFC teams is 1.3.
Led the AFC in 1972
Kansas City Chiefs
14 games
5
Defensive Touchdowns
2 clear of Buffalo Bills
| # | Team | G | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Chiefs
|
14 | 5 |
| 2 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
14 | 3 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
14 | 3 |
| AFC average | 1.3 | ||
| 4 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
14 | 1 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
14 | 1 |
| 4 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
14 | 1 |
| 4 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
14 | 1 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
14 | 1 |
| 4 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
14 | 1 |
| 10 |
 Denver Broncos
|
14 | 0 |
| 10 |
 Houston Oilers
|
14 | 0 |
| 10 |
 New England Patriots
|
14 | 0 |
| 10 |
 New York Jets
|
14 | 0 |
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.