Team Defense
| Tot Yds & TO | Passing | Rushing | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Tm | G | PA | Yds | Ply | Y/P | TO | FL | 1stD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | 1stD | Att | Yds | TD | 1stD | Pen | Yds | 1stPy | Sc% | TO% | ||
| 1 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 242 | 3878 | 867 | 4.5 | 43 | 15 | 206 | 241 | 517 | 2965 | 24 | 28 | 5.2 | 145 | 300 | 913 | 4 | 3.0 | 48 | 54 | 577 | 13 | ||
| 2 | Boston Patriots | 14 | 297 | 4360 | 933 | 4.7 | 48 | 17 | 243 | 261 | 530 | 3217 | 23 | 31 | 5.6 | 165 | 356 | 1143 | 10 | 3.2 | 63 | 83 | 734 | 15 | ||
| 3 | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 300 | 4040 | 921 | 4.4 | 45 | 15 | 248 | 240 | 484 | 2518 | 22 | 30 | 4.8 | 147 | 399 | 1522 | 10 | 3.8 | 82 | 55 | 528 | 19 | ||
| 4 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 306 | 3946 | 858 | 4.6 | 46 | 18 | 211 | 218 | 440 | 2631 | 25 | 28 | 5.6 | 124 | 390 | 1315 | 9 | 3.4 | 77 | 47 | 451 | 10 | ||
| 5 | New York Jets | 14 | 315 | 4916 | 911 | 5.4 | 44 | 10 | 245 | 228 | 473 | 3241 | 22 | 34 | 6.5 | 152 | 410 | 1675 | 14 | 4.1 | 79 | 101 | 951 | 14 | ||
| 6 | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 350 | 4743 | 866 | 5.5 | 36 | 10 | 255 | 206 | 433 | 2993 | 21 | 26 | 6.4 | 134 | 396 | 1750 | 20 | 4.4 | 103 | 72 | 647 | 18 | ||
| 7 | Houston Oilers | 14 | 355 | 5241 | 896 | 5.8 | 38 | 8 | 276 | 229 | 433 | 3280 | 24 | 30 | 7.2 | 159 | 438 | 1961 | 18 | 4.5 | 103 | 55 | 496 | 14 | ||
| 8 | Denver Broncos | 14 | 438 | 4970 | 908 | 5.5 | 53 | 21 | 271 | 215 | 440 | 2906 | 29 | 32 | 6.0 | 148 | 424 | 2064 | 21 | 4.9 | 100 | 63 | 573 | 23 | ||
| Avg Team | 325.4 | 4511.8 | 895.0 | 5.0 | 44.1 | 14.3 | 244.4 | 229.8 | 468.8 | 2968.9 | 23.8 | 29.9 | 5.9 | 146.8 | 389.1 | 1542.9 | 13.3 | 4.0 | 81.9 | 66.3 | 619.6 | 15.8 | ||||
| League Total | 2603 | 36094 | 7160 | 5.0 | 353 | 114 | 1955 | 1838 | 3750 | 23751 | 190 | 239 | 5.9 | 1174 | 3113 | 12343 | 106 | 4.0 | 655 | 530 | 4957 | 126 | ||||
| Avg Tm/G | 23.2 | 322.3 | 63.9 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 17.5 | 16.4 | 33.5 | 212.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 10.5 | 27.8 | 110.2 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 44.3 | 1.1 | ||||
Passing Defense