what team had the most interceptions in the first 12 games of 1961

The San Diego Chargers caught the most interceptions by a team in their first 12 games in 1961, with 44 interceptions.

Interpreted as:
What team had the most defensive interceptions in the first 12 games of 1961?
TEAMINTSEASONGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Chargers
Chargers
44
1961
12
34.0
311
899
8
15
0
2Giants
Giants
30
1961
12
37.0
343
514
4
18
1
3Oilers
Oilers
30
1961
12
36.0
311
441
0
14
2
4Packers
Packers
27
1961
12
24.0
221
425
2
15
0
5Bills
Bills
26
1961
12
27.0
279
282
1
13
2
6Redskins
Redskins
25
1961
12
24.0
206
291
2
9
0
7Lions
Lions
24
1961
12
36.0
311
263
1
9
0
8Titans
Titans
23
1961
12
31.0
234
300
1
19
0
9Bears
Bears
22
1961
12
24.0
227
312
0
10
0
10Cardinals
Cardinals
22
1961
12
30.0
274
448
5
13
1
11Steelers
Steelers
22
1961
12
34.0
304
452
2
19
0
12Cowboys
Cowboys
22
1961
12
21.0
173
306
0
16
0
13Broncos
Broncos
22
1961
12
30.0
246
258
0
13
0
14Rams
Rams
20
1961
12
26.0
247
247
0
14
0
15Vikings
Vikings
19
1961
12
11.0
104
263
0
18
0
16Raiders
Raiders
19
1961
12
18.0
162
171
0
11
0
17Texans
Texans
18
1961
12
27.0
239
153
0
16
0
18Browns
Browns
17
1961
12
30.0
267
160
0
14
2
1949ers
49ers
17
1961
12
36.0
319
259
0
11
0
20Eagles
Eagles
16
1961
12
26.0
237
239
0
12
0
21Patriots
Patriots
16
1961
12
33.0
273
227
1
18
3
22Colts
Colts
14
1961
12
40.0
369
108
0
8
0
StatMuse has team, game-level data for interceptions going back to the 1960 season.

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