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 | Houston Oilers | 14 | 199 | 4055 | 910 | 4.5 | 39 | 13 | 233 | 228 | 461 | 2418 | 10 | 26 | 5.0 | 126 | 424 | 1637 | 7 | 3.9 | 86 | 59 | 614 | 21 | ||
| 2 | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 233 | 3294 | 878 | 3.8 | 45 | 15 | 182 | 189 | 459 | 2165 | 18 | 30 | 4.1 | 103 | 352 | 1129 | 9 | 3.2 | 60 | 69 | 702 | 19 | ||
| 3 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 254 | 3944 | 843 | 4.7 | 49 | 18 | 221 | 229 | 462 | 2536 | 13 | 31 | 5.1 | 132 | 343 | 1408 | 10 | 4.1 | 73 | 76 | 757 | 16 | ||
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 285 | 3447 | 857 | 4.0 | 36 | 9 | 201 | 162 | 377 | 1825 | 17 | 27 | 4.3 | 106 | 437 | 1622 | 11 | 3.7 | 73 | 51 | 507 | 22 | ||
| 5 | New York Jets | 14 | 329 | 3775 | 849 | 4.4 | 33 | 6 | 203 | 195 | 424 | 2142 | 20 | 27 | 4.6 | 111 | 386 | 1633 | 14 | 4.2 | 80 | 67 | 717 | 12 | ||
| 6 | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 352 | 4705 | 936 | 5.0 | 23 | 10 | 251 | 230 | 464 | 3152 | 26 | 13 | 6.4 | 148 | 441 | 1553 | 17 | 3.5 | 88 | 61 | 666 | 15 | ||
| 7 | Boston Patriots | 14 | 389 | 4206 | 871 | 4.8 | 34 | 17 | 219 | 211 | 423 | 2856 | 28 | 17 | 6.3 | 138 | 417 | 1350 | 12 | 3.2 | 61 | 70 | 722 | 20 | ||
| 8 | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 407 | 4980 | 843 | 5.9 | 36 | 8 | 269 | 188 | 349 | 2835 | 31 | 28 | 7.5 | 133 | 466 | 2145 | 18 | 4.6 | 115 | 59 | 691 | 21 | ||
| 9 | Denver Broncos | 14 | 409 | 5201 | 921 | 5.6 | 41 | 13 | 276 | 214 | 459 | 3125 | 27 | 28 | 6.6 | 143 | 444 | 2076 | 21 | 4.7 | 115 | 58 | 628 | 18 | ||
| Avg Team | 317.4 | 4178.6 | 878.7 | 4.8 | 37.3 | 12.1 | 228.3 | 205.1 | 430.9 | 2561.6 | 21.1 | 25.2 | 5.5 | 126.7 | 412.2 | 1617.0 | 13.2 | 3.9 | 83.4 | 63.3 | 667.1 | 18.2 | ||||
| League Total | 2857 | 37607 | 7908 | 4.8 | 336 | 109 | 2055 | 1846 | 3878 | 23054 | 190 | 227 | 5.5 | 1140 | 3710 | 14553 | 119 | 3.9 | 751 | 570 | 6004 | 164 | ||||
| Avg Tm/G | 22.7 | 298.5 | 62.8 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 30.8 | 183.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 9.0 | 29.4 | 115.5 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 47.7 | 1.3 | ||||
Passing Defense