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1990 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 1990, with 31, 6 ahead of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The average across 28 NFL teams is 17.1.

Led the whole NFL in 1990 Chicago Bears 16 games
31 Interceptions 6 clear of Tampa Bay Buccaneers
# Team Conference G INT
1 Chicago Bears NFC 16 31
2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC 16 25
3 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC 16 24
4 New York Giants NFC 16 23
5 Minnesota Vikings NFC 16 22
6 Houston Oilers AFC 16 21
6 Washington Redskins NFC 16 21
8 Kansas City Chiefs AFC 16 20
9 Miami Dolphins AFC 16 19
9 Philadelphia Eagles NFC 16 19
9 San Diego Chargers AFC 16 19
12 Buffalo Bills AFC 16 18
12 New York Jets AFC 16 18
NFL average 17.1
14 Atlanta Falcons NFC 16 17
14 Detroit Lions NFC 16 17
14 San Francisco 49ers NFC 16 17
17 Green Bay Packers NFC 16 16
17 Phoenix Cardinals NFC 16 16
19 Cincinnati Bengals AFC 16 15
20 New England Patriots AFC 16 14
21 Cleveland Browns AFC 16 13
21 Los Angeles Raiders AFC 16 13
23 Los Angeles Rams NFC 16 12
23 Seattle Seahawks AFC 16 12
25 Dallas Cowboys NFC 16 11
26 Denver Broncos AFC 16 10
27 Indianapolis Colts AFC 16 9
28 New Orleans Saints NFC 16 8

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.