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Night Train Lane led the league in interceptions as a rookie in 1952. [1] In doing so, he also set the current record for most interceptions in a season. [2]In American football, an interception (INT), also known as a pick, occurs when a pass intended for a player of the same team is caught by an opposition player, who then gains possession for their team.
There have been 39 players who have recorded at least 50 interceptions. Paul Krause is the all-time leader, with 81 interceptions. [7] Due to rule changes and increasingly detailed offensive schemes, among other factors, the rate of interceptions has dropped considerably from 1971 (5.78%) to 2018 (2.37%). [7]
^a Y. A. Tittle also threw 27 interceptions while playing for the defunct Baltimore Colts Franchise of the All-America Football Conference.in 1948 & 1949 References [ edit ]
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During the 1945 season, Baugh completed 128 of 182 passes for a 70.33 completion percentage, which was an NFL record then and remains the fourth-best today. [1] He threw 11 touchdown passes and only four interceptions.
His last full season of punting was 1972. He continued returning kick-offs and punts off and on for the rest of his career. Bradley led the NFL in interceptions in both 1971 (11) and 1972 (9), the first player ever to lead the league in interceptions in consecutive seasons, a feat matched only once since.
In his rookie season he played defensive back and kicker, during which he had eight interceptions for 131 yards and kicked 44 out of 46 extra points. [ 10 ] [ 17 ] In the summer of 1949, Lujack starred in a radio program on ABC, The Adventures of Johnny Lujack , which was a summertime replacement for the Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy show.
His performance brought his interception total to nine, making him the NFL interceptions leader in 2024. He started all 17 games for the first time in his career and finished the 2024 NFL season with a total of 83 combined tackles (58 solo), 12 pass deflections, nine interceptions, and a touchdown. [33]