| PASSING DEFENSE | ATT | COM | PCT | YDS | YPA | YPC | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SAC | SYD | A/S | PP/G | NPY/G | Y/PP | PASS% | RAT |
| Boston Patriots | 358 | 149 | 41.6% | 1721 | 4.8 | 11.6 | 6 | 1.7% | 26 | 7.3% | 29 | 184 | 13.3 | 32.3 | 128.1 | 4.0 | 52.9% | 32.1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 330 | 171 | 51.8% | 1885 | 5.7 | 11.0 | 10 | 3.0% | 31 | 9.4% | 3 | 20 | 111.0 | 27.8 | 155.4 | 5.6 | 42.8% | 40.0 |
| Dallas Texans | 352 | 170 | 48.3% | 2231 | 6.3 | 13.1 | 14 | 4.0% | 30 | 8.5% | 14 | 89 | 26.1 | 30.5 | 178.5 | 5.9 | 53.0% | 46.5 |
| Buffalo Bills | 323 | 173 | 53.6% | 2253 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 13 | 4.0% | 30 | 9.3% | 19 | 139 | 18.0 | 28.5 | 176.2 | 6.2 | 47.9% | 50.5 |
| San Diego Chargers | 303 | 145 | 47.9% | 1713 | 5.7 | 11.8 | 13 | 4.3% | 21 | 6.9% | 17 | 102 | 18.8 | 26.7 | 134.3 | 5.0 | 45.2% | 50.9 |
| Denver Broncos | 306 | 174 | 56.9% | 1822 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 14 | 4.6% | 27 | 8.8% | 11 | 63 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 159.9 | 5.5 | 49.7% | 52.8 |
| Houston Oilers | 296 | 143 | 48.3% | 1896 | 6.4 | 13.3 | 9 | 3.0% | 17 | 5.7% | 21 | 155 | 15.1 | 28.8 | 158.3 | 5.5 | 47.0% | 55.2 |
| New York Titans | 339 | 171 | 50.4% | 2179 | 6.4 | 12.7 | 15 | 4.4% | 18 | 5.3% | 26 | 187 | 14.0 | 30.4 | 166.0 | 5.5 | 46.5% | 63.5 |