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