Between December 12, 1975 and December 12, 2025, the San Francisco 49ers have the most interceptions by a team in a season, with 39 interceptions in 1986.
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most defensive interceptions in a season by a team i am last 50 years| TEAM | INT | SEASON | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 49ers | 39 | 1986 | 16 | 51.0 | 448 | 578 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2 |  | Seahawks | 38 | 1984 | 16 | 55.0 | 398 | 697 | 7 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 3 |  | Cowboys | 37 | 1981 | 16 | 42.0 | 347 | 482 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 4 |  | Vikings | 36 | 1988 | 16 | 37.0 | 274 | 589 | 5 | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 5 |  | Raiders | 35 | 1980 | 16 | 54.0 | 419 | 501 | 2 | 17 | 3 | ||||
| 6 |  | Bengals | 34 | 1996 | 16 | 32.0 | 202 | 308 | 2 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 7 |  | Bears | 34 | 1985 | 16 | 64.0 | 483 | 512 | 4 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 8 |  | Redskins | 34 | 1983 | 16 | 51.0 | 402 | 437 | 1 | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 9 |  | Oilers | 34 | 1979 | 16 | 51.0 | 421 | 618 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 10 |  | Browns | 33 | 2001 | 16 | 908 | 257 | 1,165 | 43.0 | 288 | 499 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | | Cowboys | 33 | 1985 | 16 | 62.0 | 459 | 263 | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | | Redskins | 33 | 1980 | 16 | 43.0 | 333 | 319 | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 13 |  | Eagles | 32 | 1988 | 16 | 42.0 | 296 | 371 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 14 |  | Buccaneers | 32 | 1981 | 16 | 23.0 | 157 | 648 | 4 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 15 |  | Dolphins | 32 | 1978 | 16 | 41.0 | 343 | 458 | 2 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 16 |  | Rams | 32 | 1976 | 14 | 45.0 | 395 | 376 | 3 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 17 |  | Packers | 31 | 2011 | 16 | 759 | 247 | 1,006 | 29.0 | 192 | 468 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | | Bengals | 31 | 2005 | 16 | 752 | 281 | 1,033 | 28.0 | 180 | 260 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 0 |
| 19 | | Buccaneers | 31 | 2002 | 16 | 772 | 226 | 998 | 43.0 | 295 | 494 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | | Bears | 31 | 1990 | 16 | 41.0 | 300 | 268 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 21 | | Bears | 31 | 1986 | 16 | 62.0 | 503 | 370 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 22 |  | Chiefs | 31 | 1986 | 16 | 44.0 | 360 | 567 | 4 | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 23 |  | Steelers | 31 | 1984 | 16 | 47.0 | 390 | 433 | 4 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 24 |  | Broncos | 31 | 1984 | 16 | 57.0 | 430 | 510 | 4 | 24 | 4 | ||||
| 25 | | Broncos | 31 | 1978 | 16 | 30.0 | 242 | 307 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||||
StatMuse has team, game-level data for interceptions going back to the 1960 season.
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