1981 NFL Interceptions Thrown by Team

The New England Patriots led the whole NFL in interceptions thrown in 1981, with 34, 2 ahead of the Los Angeles Rams. The average across 28 NFL teams is 21.8.

Led the whole NFL in 1981 New England Patriots 16 games

34 Interceptions Thrown 2 clear of Los Angeles Rams

#	Team	Conference	G	INT
1	New England Patriots	AFC	16	34
2	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	16	32
3	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	29
4	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	28
5	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	27
5	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	27
7	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	24
7	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	24
7	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	16	24
10	Baltimore Colts	AFC	16	23
10	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	23
10	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	23
10	Houston Oilers	AFC	16	23
14	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	22
14	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	22
14	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	22
	NFL average			21.8
17	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	21
17	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	21
19	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	20
19	New York Giants	NFC	16	20
21	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	19
22	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	18
23	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	15
23	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	16	15
25	New York Jets	AFC	16	14
25	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	14
27	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	13
28	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	12

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.