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2012 NFL Interceptions by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Passes intercepted

The Chicago Bears led the whole NFL in interceptions in 2012, with 24, 2 ahead of the Arizona Cardinals. The average across 32 NFL teams is 14.6.

Led the whole NFL in 2012 Chicago Bears 16 games
24 Interceptions 2 clear of Arizona Cardinals
# Team Conference G INT
1 Chicago Bears NFC 16 24
2 Arizona Cardinals NFC 16 22
3 New York Giants NFC 16 21
3 Washington Redskins NFC 16 21
5 Atlanta Falcons NFC 16 20
5 New England Patriots AFC 16 20
7 Tennessee Titans AFC 16 19
8 Green Bay Packers NFC 16 18
8 Seattle Seahawks NFC 16 18
8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC 16 18
11 Cleveland Browns AFC 16 17
11 St. Louis Rams NFC 16 17
13 Denver Broncos AFC 16 16
14 Houston Texans AFC 16 15
14 New Orleans Saints NFC 16 15
NFL average 14.6
16 Cincinnati Bengals AFC 16 14
16 San Diego Chargers AFC 16 14
16 San Francisco 49ers NFC 16 14
19 Baltimore Ravens AFC 16 13
20 Buffalo Bills AFC 16 12
20 Indianapolis Colts AFC 16 12
20 Jacksonville Jaguars AFC 16 12
23 Carolina Panthers NFC 16 11
23 Detroit Lions NFC 16 11
23 New York Jets AFC 16 11
23 Oakland Raiders AFC 16 11
27 Miami Dolphins AFC 16 10
27 Minnesota Vikings NFC 16 10
27 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC 16 10
30 Philadelphia Eagles NFC 16 8
31 Dallas Cowboys NFC 16 7
31 Kansas City Chiefs AFC 16 7

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.