2021 NFL Defensive Touchdowns by Team

The Dallas Cowboys led the whole NFL in defensive touchdowns in 2021, with 5, 2 ahead of the Miami Dolphins. The average across 32 NFL teams is 1.3.

Led the whole NFL in 2021 Dallas Cowboys 17 games

5 Defensive Touchdowns 2 clear of Miami Dolphins

#	Team	Conference	G	TD
1	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	17	5
2	Miami Dolphins	AFC	17	3
2	New England Patriots	AFC	17	3
4	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	17	2
4	Green Bay Packers	NFC	17	2
4	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	17	2
4	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	17	2
4	New Orleans Saints	NFC	17	2
4	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	17	2
4	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	17	2
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	17	2
4	Tennessee Titans	AFC	17	2
4	Washington Football Team	NFC	17	2
	NFL average			1.3
14	Arizona Cardinals	NFC	17	1
14	Baltimore Ravens	AFC	17	1
14	Buffalo Bills	AFC	17	1
14	Chicago Bears	NFC	17	1
14	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	17	1
14	Cleveland Browns	AFC	17	1
14	Denver Broncos	AFC	17	1
14	Houston Texans	AFC	17	1
14	New York Giants	NFC	17	1
14	New York Jets	AFC	17	1
24	Carolina Panthers	NFC	17	0
24	Detroit Lions	NFC	17	0
24	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	17	0
24	Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC	17	0
24	Las Vegas Raiders	AFC	17	0
24	Los Angeles Chargers	AFC	17	0
24	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	17	0
24	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	17	0
24	Seattle Seahawks	NFC	17	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.