nfl teams with the most interceptions on defense history season

The San Diego Chargers have the most interceptions by a team in a season, with 49 interceptions in 1961.

Interpreted as:
NFL teams with the most defensive interceptions on defense history season
TEAM INT SEASON GP TKL AST COMB SCK SCKY INT YDS INT TD FF FR FR TD
1 Chargers
Chargers
49
1961
14
42.0
373
929
9
17
0
2 Packers
Packers
42
1943
10
606
2
9
0
3 Giants
Giants
41
1951
12
35.0
276
542
4
12
1
4 Colts
Colts
40
1959
12
19.0
155
577
4
9
0
5 Packers
Packers
40
1940
11
414
1
7
1
6 49ers
49ers
39
1986
16
51.0
448
578
5
10
0
7 Giants
Giants
39
1948
12
561
2
11
1
8 Seahawks
Seahawks
38
1984
16
55.0
398
697
7
25
1
9 Lions
Lions
38
1953
12
25.0
197
663
2
15
0
10 Rams
Rams
38
1952
12
46.0
369
712
4
18
5
11 Cowboys
Cowboys
37
1981
16
42.0
347
482
0
16
1
12 Steelers
Steelers
37
1973
14
33.0
251
673
3
18
1
13 Chiefs
Chiefs
37
1968
14
45.0
439
469
2
12
0
14 Vikings
Vikings
36
1988
16
37.0
274
589
5
17
2
15 Bears
Bears
36
1963
14
36.0
311
537
4
18
0
16 Oilers
Oilers
36
1963
14
37.0
296
453
2
14
0
17 Bills
Bills
36
1962
14
32.0
254
505
3
14
0
18 Raiders
Raiders
35
1980
16
54.0
419
501
2
17
3
19 Raiders
Raiders
35
1975
14
55.0
474
450
0
6
0
20 Raiders
Raiders
35
1963
14
55.0
454
390
2
17
2
21 Oilers
Oilers
35
1962
14
32.0
304
340
2
17
0
22 Colts
Colts
35
1958
12
32.0
255
514
1
17
0
23 Giants
Giants
35
1939
11
1
10
0
24 Bears
Bears
35
1936
12
0
24
2
25 Bengals
Bengals
34
1996
16
32.0
202
308
2
10
1
StatMuse has team, season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1935 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

21.2

23rd

OPP PPG

20.8

12th

RUSH YDS/G

120.7

13th

PASS YDS/G

256.2

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Chiefs Chiefs
3
3
0
.500
Raiders Raiders
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
IND IND
@
LAC LAC
4:05 PM
Thu
10/23
MIN MIN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
LAC LAC
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
PIT PIT
@
LAC LAC
8:20 PM
Sun
11/16
LAC LAC
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIA Dolphins

1 - 5 - 0

27

Final

29

LAC Chargers

4 - 2 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM