1979 AFC Interceptions Thrown by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Passes intercepted
The Cleveland Browns led the AFC in interceptions thrown in 1979, with 27, 1 ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The average across 14 AFC teams is 21.4.
Led the AFC in 1979
Cleveland Browns
16 games
27
Interceptions Thrown
1 clear of Pittsburgh Steelers
| # | Team | G | INT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Browns
|
16 | 27 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
16 | 26 |
| 3 |
 New York Jets
|
16 | 25 |
| 3 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
16 | 25 |
| 5 |
 Denver Broncos
|
16 | 23 |
| 5 |
 New England Patriots
|
16 | 23 |
| 5 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
16 | 23 |
| 8 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
16 | 22 |
| AFC average | 21.4 | ||
| 9 |
 Houston Oilers
|
16 | 21 |
| 10 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
16 | 19 |
| 11 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
16 | 18 |
| 11 |
 Seattle Seahawks
|
16 | 18 |
| 13 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
16 | 15 |
| 13 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
16 | 15 |
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.