1978 NFL Interceptions Thrown by Team

The San Francisco 49ers led the whole NFL in interceptions thrown in 1978, with 36, 2 ahead of the Minnesota Vikings. The average across 28 NFL teams is 22.8.

Led the whole NFL in 1978 San Francisco 49ers 16 games

36 Interceptions Thrown 2 clear of Minnesota Vikings

#	Team	Conference	G	INT
1	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	36
2	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	34
3	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	31
4	Baltimore Colts	AFC	16	30
4	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	30
4	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	30
7	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	28
7	New York Jets	AFC	16	28
9	New York Giants	NFC	16	27
10	New England Patriots	AFC	16	25
11	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	23
	NFL average			22.8
12	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	16	22
12	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	22
12	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	16	22
15	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	21
15	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	16	21
15	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	21
18	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	18
18	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	18
18	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	18
18	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	18
22	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	17
22	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	17
22	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	17
22	Houston Oilers	AFC	16	17
26	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	16
26	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	16
26	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	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. Passing yards are gross, before sack yardage comes off; the league's official team figures are net, so they run a little lower.