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 | 226 | 4284 | 890 | 4.8 | 57 | 25 | 226 | 227 | 502 | 3170 | 19 | 32 | 6.0 | 141 | 360 | 1114 | 4 | 3.1 | 65 | 69 | 832 | 20 | ||
| 2 | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 227 | 3262 | 818 | 4.0 | 41 | 13 | 190 | 206 | 474 | 2168 | 17 | 28 | 4.2 | 118 | 306 | 1094 | 7 | 3.6 | 55 | 62 | 665 | 17 | ||
| 3 | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 239 | 4188 | 903 | 4.6 | 38 | 14 | 235 | 199 | 466 | 2701 | 20 | 24 | 5.4 | 125 | 407 | 1487 | 10 | 3.7 | 90 | 69 | 666 | 20 | ||
| 4 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 285 | 3761 | 872 | 4.3 | 33 | 13 | 207 | 216 | 451 | 2385 | 18 | 20 | 4.9 | 113 | 382 | 1376 | 12 | 3.6 | 69 | 60 | 623 | 25 | ||
| 5 | Boston Patriots | 14 | 302 | 4131 | 886 | 4.7 | 30 | 9 | 232 | 206 | 431 | 2600 | 17 | 21 | 5.6 | 127 | 425 | 1531 | 10 | 3.6 | 92 | 72 | 658 | 13 | ||
| 6 | New York Jets | 14 | 303 | 4213 | 926 | 4.5 | 38 | 12 | 235 | 220 | 472 | 2662 | 22 | 26 | 5.4 | 136 | 432 | 1551 | 10 | 3.6 | 85 | 77 | 865 | 14 | ||
| 7 | Denver Broncos | 14 | 392 | 4297 | 850 | 5.1 | 39 | 14 | 244 | 202 | 440 | 2960 | 23 | 25 | 6.4 | 138 | 384 | 1337 | 24 | 3.5 | 87 | 86 | 836 | 19 | ||
| 8 | Houston Oilers | 14 | 429 | 5153 | 945 | 5.5 | 40 | 13 | 271 | 177 | 416 | 2470 | 27 | 27 | 5.6 | 111 | 507 | 2683 | 17 | 5.3 | 132 | 67 | 701 | 28 | ||
| Avg Team | 300.4 | 4161.1 | 886.3 | 4.7 | 39.5 | 14.1 | 230.0 | 206.6 | 456.5 | 2639.5 | 20.4 | 25.4 | 5.4 | 126.1 | 400.4 | 1521.6 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 84.4 | 70.3 | 730.8 | 19.5 | ||||
| League Total | 2403 | 33289 | 7090 | 4.7 | 316 | 113 | 1840 | 1653 | 3652 | 21116 | 163 | 203 | 5.4 | 1009 | 3203 | 12173 | 94 | 3.8 | 675 | 562 | 5846 | 156 | ||||
| Avg Tm/G | 21.5 | 297.2 | 63.3 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 32.6 | 188.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 28.6 | 108.7 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 52.2 | 1.4 | ||||
Passing Defense