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1997 NFL Interception Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Interceptions per pass attempt

The New York Jets led the whole NFL in interception percentage in 1997, with 1.8%, just ahead of the Cincinnati Bengals (1.77% to 1.79%). The average across 30 NFL teams is 3.1%.

Led the whole NFL in 1997 New York Jets 16 games
1.8% Interception Percentage Just ahead of Cincinnati Bengals
# Team Conference G INT%
1 New York Jets AFC 16 1.8%
2 Cincinnati Bengals AFC 16 1.8%
2 Jacksonville Jaguars AFC 16 1.8%
4 Oakland Raiders AFC 16 1.9%
5 Kansas City Chiefs AFC 16 2.0%
6 Miami Dolphins AFC 16 2.1%
7 Denver Broncos AFC 16 2.1%
8 Dallas Cowboys NFC 16 2.2%
9 Atlanta Falcons NFC 16 2.3%
10 New York Giants NFC 16 2.5%
11 San Francisco 49ers NFC 16 2.6%
12 Baltimore Ravens AFC 16 2.7%
12 Philadelphia Eagles NFC 16 2.7%
14 New England Patriots AFC 16 2.8%
15 St. Louis Rams NFC 16 2.9%
16 Minnesota Vikings NFC 16 3.0%
17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC 16 3.0%
NFL average 3.1%
18 Green Bay Packers NFC 16 3.1%
19 Tennessee Oilers AFC 16 3.1%
20 Detroit Lions NFC 16 3.2%
21 Indianapolis Colts AFC 16 3.3%
22 Seattle Seahawks AFC 16 3.5%
23 Arizona Cardinals NFC 16 3.7%
24 Chicago Bears NFC 16 3.7%
25 San Diego Chargers AFC 16 3.7%
26 Washington Redskins NFC 16 4.0%
27 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC 16 4.1%
28 Carolina Panthers NFC 16 4.5%
29 Buffalo Bills AFC 16 4.6%
30 New Orleans Saints NFC 16 7.2%

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.