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 | 255 | 4109 | 842 | 4.9 | 38 | 9 | 192 | 205 | 466 | 3058 | 22 | 29 | 6.1 | 131 | 344 | 1051 | 6 | 3.1 | 49 | 55 | 546 | 12 | ||
| 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 276 | 3970 | 873 | 4.5 | 41 | 8 | 222 | 226 | 494 | 2614 | 18 | 33 | 5.0 | 125 | 353 | 1356 | 10 | 3.8 | 75 | 56 | 592 | 22 | ||
| 3 | Boston Patriots | 14 | 283 | 4491 | 900 | 5.0 | 37 | 15 | 243 | 247 | 509 | 3356 | 26 | 22 | 6.3 | 153 | 369 | 1135 | 7 | 3.1 | 68 | 76 | 757 | 22 | ||
| 4 | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 284 | 4558 | 905 | 5.0 | 35 | 8 | 260 | 170 | 382 | 2155 | 13 | 27 | 5.3 | 116 | 497 | 2403 | 19 | 4.8 | 127 | 60 | 527 | 17 | ||
| 5 | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 288 | 3910 | 859 | 4.6 | 40 | 17 | 211 | 183 | 405 | 2118 | 15 | 23 | 4.8 | 106 | 418 | 1792 | 16 | 4.3 | 84 | 54 | 614 | 21 | ||
| 6 | New York Jets | 14 | 312 | 4278 | 890 | 4.8 | 29 | 8 | 231 | 212 | 467 | 2754 | 19 | 21 | 5.5 | 131 | 388 | 1524 | 14 | 3.9 | 81 | 85 | 913 | 19 | ||
| 7 | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 362 | 4611 | 857 | 5.4 | 46 | 15 | 237 | 198 | 425 | 3101 | 25 | 31 | 7.0 | 140 | 416 | 1510 | 15 | 3.6 | 83 | 79 | 852 | 14 | ||
| 8 | Denver Broncos | 14 | 381 | 4544 | 870 | 5.2 | 31 | 18 | 251 | 192 | 396 | 2515 | 26 | 13 | 5.9 | 122 | 441 | 2029 | 17 | 4.6 | 101 | 75 | 576 | 28 | ||
| 9 | Houston Oilers | 14 | 396 | 4995 | 881 | 5.7 | 31 | 13 | 244 | 209 | 438 | 3162 | 35 | 18 | 6.9 | 131 | 422 | 1833 | 10 | 4.3 | 88 | 69 | 725 | 25 | ||
| Avg Team | 315.2 | 4385.1 | 875.2 | 5.0 | 36.4 | 12.3 | 232.3 | 204.7 | 442.4 | 2759.2 | 22.1 | 24.1 | 5.9 | 128.3 | 405.3 | 1625.9 | 12.7 | 4.0 | 84.0 | 67.7 | 678.0 | 20.0 | ||||
| League Total | 2837 | 39466 | 7877 | 5.0 | 328 | 111 | 2091 | 1842 | 3982 | 24833 | 199 | 217 | 5.9 | 1155 | 3648 | 14633 | 114 | 4.0 | 756 | 609 | 6102 | 180 | ||||
| Avg Tm/G | 22.5 | 313.2 | 62.5 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 16.6 | 14.6 | 31.6 | 197.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 29.0 | 116.1 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 48.4 | 1.4 | ||||
Passing Defense