| Defensive Categories | ||||||||||||||
| Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | Other | |||||||||||
| Team | G | Int | Yds | LG | TD | FF | Rec | TD | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sack | Pdef | Sfty |
| New England | 16 | 20 | 371 | 87 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 1057 | 739 | 318 | 37.0 | 96 | 1 |
| Chicago | 16 | 24 | 488 | 74 | 8 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 959 | 733 | 226 | 41.0 | 114 | 0 |
| Buffalo | 16 | 12 | 178 | 45 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1092 | 804 | 288 | 36.0 | 88 | 1 |
| Denver | 16 | 16 | 347 | 98 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 993 | 737 | 256 | 52.0 | 100 | 2 |
| San Diego | 16 | 14 | 336 | 80 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1074 | 814 | 260 | 38.0 | 84 | 1 |
| Seattle | 16 | 18 | 255 | 57 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 988 | 676 | 312 | 36.0 | 94 | 0 |
| Houston | 16 | 15 | 333 | 86 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 972 | 740 | 232 | 44.0 | 124 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 16 | 14 | 164 | 44 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1121 | 730 | 391 | 51.0 | 85 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 16 | 10 | 224 | 56 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1075 | 800 | 275 | 44.0 | 81 | 0 |
| Carolina | 16 | 11 | 181 | 74 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1084 | 723 | 361 | 39.0 | 76 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 16 | 17 | 230 | 50 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1127 | 806 | 321 | 38.0 | 93 | 0 |
| NY Giants | 16 | 21 | 496 | 70 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1162 | 854 | 308 | 33.0 | 92 | 0 |
| Miami | 16 | 10 | 99 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1039 | 813 | 226 | 42.0 | 76 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 16 | 14 | 216 | 63 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1012 | 780 | 232 | 38.0 | 91 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 16 | 10 | 127 | 53 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1000 | 717 | 283 | 37.0 | 87 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 16 | 20 | 246 | 79 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 950 | 754 | 196 | 29.0 | 103 | 0 |
| Dallas | 16 | 7 | 147 | 47 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1063 | 716 | 347 | 34.0 | 61 | 0 |
| NY Jets | 16 | 11 | 117 | 40 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1024 | 748 | 276 | 30.0 | 68 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 16 | 7 | 119 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 927 | 783 | 144 | 27.0 | 72 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 16 | 19 | 358 | 79 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1147 | 818 | 329 | 39.0 | 85 | 1 |
| Arizona | 16 | 22 | 306 | 102 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1013 | 809 | 204 | 38.0 | 96 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 8 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 995 | 805 | 190 | 30.0 | 84 | 0 |
| St. Louis | 16 | 17 | 382 | 42 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1025 | 842 | 183 | 52.0 | 74 | 1 |
| Washington | 16 | 21 | 257 | 49 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1098 | 726 | 372 | 32.0 | 110 | 0 |
| Jacksonville | 16 | 12 | 122 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1084 | 882 | 202 | 20.0 | 68 | 0 |
| Detroit | 16 | 11 | 135 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1018 | 779 | 239 | 34.0 | 74 | 1 |
| New Orleans | 16 | 15 | 369 | 99 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1077 | 749 | 328 | 30.0 | 105 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay | 16 | 18 | 419 | 83 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1001 | 803 | 198 | 27.0 | 97 | 0 |
| Baltimore | 16 | 13 | 196 | 63 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1157 | 852 | 305 | 37.0 | 101 | 0 |
| Oakland | 16 | 11 | 91 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1036 | 778 | 258 | 25.0 | 65 | 0 |
| Green Bay | 16 | 18 | 246 | 72 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1024 | 729 | 295 | 47.0 | 108 | 0 |
| Indianapolis | 16 | 12 | 155 | 51 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 989 | 717 | 272 | 32.0 | 79 | 0 |
