1987 NFL Defensive Touchdowns by Team

The Pittsburgh Steelers led the whole NFL in defensive touchdowns in 1987, with 5, 3 ahead of the Chicago Bears. The average across 28 NFL teams is 1.0.

Led the whole NFL in 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers 15 games

5 Defensive Touchdowns 3 clear of Chicago Bears

#	Team	Conference	G	TD
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	15	5
2	Chicago Bears	NFC	15	2
2	Cleveland Browns	AFC	15	2
2	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	15	2
2	Denver Broncos	AFC	15	2
2	Los Angeles Raiders	AFC	15	2
2	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	15	2
2	New England Patriots	AFC	15	2
2	San Diego Chargers	AFC	15	2
2	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	15	2
	NFL average			1.0
11	Detroit Lions	NFC	15	1
11	Houston Oilers	AFC	15	1
11	New York Giants	NFC	15	1
11	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	15	1
11	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	15	1
11	Washington Redskins	NFC	15	1
17	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	15	0
17	Buffalo Bills	AFC	15	0
17	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	15	0
17	Green Bay Packers	NFC	15	0
17	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	15	0
17	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	15	0
17	Miami Dolphins	AFC	15	0
17	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	15	0
17	New Orleans Saints	NFC	15	0
17	New York Jets	AFC	15	0
17	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	15	0
17	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	15	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.