1979 NFL Interceptions Thrown by Team

The Los Angeles Rams led the whole NFL in interceptions thrown in 1979, with 29, 2 ahead of the Cleveland Browns. The average across 28 NFL teams is 21.3.

Led the whole NFL in 1979 Los Angeles Rams 16 games

29 Interceptions Thrown 2 clear of Cleveland Browns

#	Team	Conference	G	INT
1	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	16	29
2	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	27
2	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	27
4	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	26
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	26
6	New York Jets	AFC	16	25
6	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	25
8	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	24
8	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	16	24
10	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	23
10	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	23
10	New England Patriots	AFC	16	23
10	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	23
14	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	22
14	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	22
14	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	22
14	New York Giants	NFC	16	22
	NFL average			21.3
18	Houston Oilers	AFC	16	21
18	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	21
20	Baltimore Colts	AFC	16	19
21	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	18
21	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	16	18
23	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	16
24	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	15
24	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	15
24	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	15
27	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	13
27	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	13

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.