2012 NFL Defensive Touchdowns by Team

The Chicago Bears led the whole NFL in defensive touchdowns in 2012, with 8, 3 ahead of the Denver Broncos. The average across 32 NFL teams is 2.2.

Led the whole NFL in 2012 Chicago Bears 16 games

8 Defensive Touchdowns 3 clear of Denver Broncos

#	Team	Conference	G	TD
1	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	8
2	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	5
2	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	5
4	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	16	4
4	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	4
4	St. Louis Rams	NFC	16	4
4	Tennessee Titans	AFC	16	4
8	Carolina Panthers	NFC	16	3
8	Houston Texans	AFC	16	3
8	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	3
8	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	3
8	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	3
	NFL average			2.2
13	Arizona Cardinals	NFC	16	2
13	Baltimore Ravens	AFC	16	2
13	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	2
13	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	2
13	New England Patriots	AFC	16	2
13	New York Jets	AFC	16	2
13	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	2
13	Seattle Seahawks	NFC	16	2
21	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	1
21	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	1
21	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	1
21	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	1
21	New York Giants	NFC	16	1
21	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	1
27	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	0
27	Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC	16	0
27	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	0
27	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	0
27	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	0
27	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	0

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.