who has the record of most interceptions in a single year

The San Diego Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs had a 12-2 record.

Interpreted as:
Who has the record of most defensive interceptions in a single year?
TEAMRECINTSEASONW%GPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Chargers
Chargers
12-2
49
1961
.857
14
43.0
373
929
9
17
0
249ers
49ers
9-4-1
39
1986
.679
14
43.0
379
578
5
9
0
3Seahawks
Seahawks
12-3
38
1984
.800
15
55.0
398
697
7
25
1
4Cowboys
Cowboys
12-3
37
1981
.800
15
41.0
333
482
0
15
0
5Steelers
Steelers
10-1
37
1973
.909
11
30.0
231
673
3
16
1
6Chiefs
Chiefs
12-2
37
1968
.857
14
45.0
440
469
2
12
0
7Vikings
Vikings
11-4
36
1988
.733
15
33.0
251
589
5
15
2
8Bears
Bears
10-1-2
36
1963
.846
13
31.0
274
537
4
18
0
9Oilers
Oilers
6-7
36
1963
.462
13
35.0
283
453
2
12
0
10Bills
Bills
7-5-1
36
1962
.577
13
28.0
243
505
3
13
1
11Raiders
Raiders
11-4
35
1980
.733
15
51.0
392
501
2
16
3
12Raiders
Raiders
11-3
35
1975
.786
14
55.0
474
450
0
6
0
13Raiders
Raiders
9-4
35
1963
.692
13
49.0
399
390
2
16
2
14Oilers
Oilers
10-2
35
1962
.833
12
33.0
300
340
2
14
0
15Bengals
Bengals
8-7
34
1996
.533
15
31.0
202
308
2
10
1
16Bears
Bears
12-1
34
1985
.923
13
52.0
396
512
4
15
1
17Redskins
Redskins
14-1
34
1983
.933
15
49.0
382
437
1
27
3
18Oilers
Oilers
11-4
34
1979
.733
15
51.0
421
618
1
15
1
19Redskins
Redskins
6-8
34
1964
.429
14
43.0
353
317
3
21
0
20Jets
Jets
5-8-1
34
1964
.393
14
29.0
231
477
4
10
0
21Giants
Giants
10-2
34
1963
.833
12
47.0
421
546
5
15
1
22Browns
Browns
6-5
33
2001
.545
11
633
169
802
40.0
275
499
4
17
7
1
23Cowboys
Cowboys
9-3
33
1985
.750
12
49.0
351
263
4
9
0
24Redskins
Redskins
6-8
33
1980
.429
14
42.0
324
319
1
12
0
25Chiefs
Chiefs
10-2-1
33
1966
.808
13
25.0
253
408
2
7
1
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