NFL league average total safeties per game each decade
| DECADE | SFTY/GP | SFTY | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1920s | 0.04 | 58 | 1,454 | 77 | 68 | |||||||||
| 2 | 1930s | 0.04 | 41 | 1,138 | 1,076 | 81 | 42 | ||||||||
| 3 | 1940s | 0.03 | 34 | 1,080 | 265.0 | 2,113 | 2,212 | 30,242 | 99 | 800 | 73 | ||||
| 4 | 1950s | 0.04 | 61 | 1,452 | 3,419.0 | 27,292 | 2,721 | 37,107 | 141 | 1,991 | 97 | ||||
| 5 | 1960s | 0.03 | 69 | 2,018 | 5,304.0 | 43,248 | 3,094 | 43,635 | 227 | 2,204 | 115 | ||||
| 6 | 1960s | 0.05 | 55 | 1,204 | 2,891.0 | 25,610 | 2,251 | 32,417 | 166 | 1,251 | 57 | ||||
| 7 | 1970s | 0.03 | 133 | 3,864 | 9,044.0 | 73,588 | 5,332 | 73,503 | 293 | 4,225 | 206 | ||||
| 8 | 1980s | 0.04 | 173 | 4,256 | 11,003.0 | 83,861 | 5,624 | 72,078 | 344 | 4,292 | 240 | ||||
| 9 | 1990s | 0.04 | 165 | 4,656 | 11,082.0 | 73,360 | 5,034 | 69,617 | 445 | 3,865 | 302 | ||||
| 10 | 2000s | 0.03 | 150 | 5,088 | 234,964 | 66,773 | 301,737 | 11,475.0 | 72,774 | 5,216 | 75,608 | 515 | 4,778 | 3,764 | 290 |
| 11 | 2010s | 0.03 | 165 | 5,120 | 235,153 | 87,551 | 322,704 | 12,051.0 | 78,999 | 4,547 | 64,295 | 498 | 4,479 | 3,050 | 295 |
| 12 | 2020s | 0.03 | 88 | 3,230 | 133,543 | 79,805 | 213,348 | 7,688.0 | 51,168 | 2,447 | 30,179 | 211 | 2,525 | 1,649 | 123 |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for safeties going back to the 1921 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
