2021 AFC Tackles by Team

The New York Jets led the AFC in tackles in 2021, with 1,102, 21 ahead of the Houston Texans. The average across 16 AFC teams is 1,016.3.

Led the AFC in 2021 New York Jets 17 games

1,102 Tackles 21 clear of Houston Texans

#	Team	G	TKL
1	New York Jets	17	1,102
2	Houston Texans	17	1,081
2	Las Vegas Raiders	17	1,081
4	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	1,080
5	Jacksonville Jaguars	17	1,073
6	Los Angeles Chargers	17	1,068
7	Cincinnati Bengals	17	1,053
	AFC average		1,016.3
8	Kansas City Chiefs	17	1,002
9	Cleveland Browns	17	998
10	Miami Dolphins	17	988
11	New England Patriots	17	981
12	Baltimore Ravens	17	977
13	Indianapolis Colts	17	968
14	Denver Broncos	17	959
15	Tennessee Titans	17	951
16	Buffalo Bills	17	898

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.