1981 NFC Interceptions by Team

The Dallas Cowboys led the NFC in interceptions in 1981, with 37, 5 ahead of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The average across 14 NFC teams is 23.6.

Led the NFC in 1981 Dallas Cowboys 16 games

37 Interceptions 5 clear of Tampa Bay Buccaneers

#	Team	G	INT
1	Dallas Cowboys	16	37
2	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	32
3	Green Bay Packers	16	30
4	San Francisco 49ers	16	27
5	Philadelphia Eagles	16	26
6	Atlanta Falcons	16	25
7	Detroit Lions	16	24
7	Washington Redskins	16	24
	NFC average		23.6
9	St. Louis Cardinals	16	21
10	Chicago Bears	16	18
11	Los Angeles Rams	16	17
11	New Orleans Saints	16	17
11	New York Giants	16	17
14	Minnesota Vikings	16	16

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.