nfl teams with the most times intercepted in a season from 1978 to 2020

Between the 1978 and 2020 seasons, the San Francisco 49ers had the most interceptions by a team in a season, with 39 interceptions in 1986.

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NFL teams with the most times defensive intercepted in a season from 1978 to 2020
TEAMINTSEASONGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
149ers
49ers
39
1986
16
51.0
448
578
5
10
0
2Seahawks
Seahawks
38
1984
16
55.0
398
697
7
25
1
3Cowboys
Cowboys
37
1981
16
42.0
347
482
0
16
1
4Vikings
Vikings
36
1988
16
37.0
274
589
5
17
2
5Raiders
Raiders
35
1980
16
54.0
419
501
2
17
3
6Bengals
Bengals
34
1996
16
32.0
202
308
2
10
1
7Bears
Bears
34
1985
16
64.0
483
512
4
20
1
8Redskins
Redskins
34
1983
16
51.0
402
437
1
27
3
9Oilers
Oilers
34
1979
16
51.0
421
618
1
16
1
10Browns
Browns
33
2001
16
912
257
1,169
43.0
288
499
4
20
9
1
11Cowboys
Cowboys
33
1985
16
62.0
459
263
4
15
0
12Redskins
Redskins
33
1980
16
43.0
333
319
1
12
0
13Eagles
Eagles
32
1988
16
42.0
296
371
0
12
1
14Buccaneers
Buccaneers
32
1981
16
23.0
157
648
4
14
1
15Dolphins
Dolphins
32
1978
16
41.0
343
458
2
21
1
16Packers
Packers
31
2011
16
759
247
1,006
29.0
192
468
4
13
7
1
17Bengals
Bengals
31
2005
16
753
281
1,034
28.0
180
260
1
19
13
0
18Buccaneers
Buccaneers
31
2002
16
772
226
998
43.0
295
494
4
18
7
1
19Bears
Bears
31
1990
16
41.0
300
268
1
14
1
20Bears
Bears
31
1986
16
62.0
503
370
1
16
1
21Chiefs
Chiefs
31
1986
16
44.0
360
567
4
18
2
22Steelers
Steelers
31
1984
16
47.0
390
433
4
11
2
23Broncos
Broncos
31
1984
16
57.0
430
510
4
24
4
24Broncos
Broncos
31
1978
16
30.0
242
307
1
13
2
25Packers
Packers
30
2009
16
761
213
974
37.0
232
477
3
12
10
1
StatMuse has team, season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1935 season.

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PPG

22.0

23rd

OPP PPG

23.0

14th

RUSH YDS/G

94.8

27th

PASS YDS/G

273.7

1st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Rams Rams
7
2
0
.778
Seahawks Seahawks
7
2
0
.778
49ers 49ers
6
4
0
.600
Cardinals Cardinals
3
6
0
.333
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/16
SF SF
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Mon
11/24
CAR CAR
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Sun
11/30
SF SF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
TEN TEN
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Mon
12/22
SF SF
@
IND IND
8:15 PM
Last Game
LAR Rams

7 - 2 - 0

42

Final

26

SF 49ers

6 - 4 - 0

Sun 9 Nov 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
8
2
0
.800
Bills Bills
6
3
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
5
4
0
.556
Ravens Ravens
4
5
0
.444
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
2
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
5
4
0
.556
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
8
2
0
.800
Chargers Chargers
7
3
0
.700
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
5
1
.389
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Lions Lions
6
3
0
.667
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
3
0
.667
Panthers Panthers
5
5
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
7
2
0
.778
Rams Rams
7
2
0
.778

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/10
PHI PHI
@
GB GB
8:15 PM
Thu
11/13
NYJ NYJ
@
NE NE
8:15 PM
Sun
11/16
WAS WAS
@
MIA MIA
9:30 AM
Sun
11/16
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
LAC LAC
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM