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[1] [2] The National Football League (NFL) did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season and did not begin tracking interceptions until 1940. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] As a result of the AFL–NFL merger , league record books also recognize statistics from the American Football League (AFL), which operated from 1960 to 1969 before being ...
5.4%. 25. Joe Ferguson. 209. 4.6%. Philip Rivers. 2.6%. Note. ^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.
NFL annual interceptions leaders. Ed Reed is one of two players to led the league in interceptions a record three times (2004, 2008, and 2010). [13] He also holds the record for most career interception return yardage. [18] Don Hutson, a two-way player, co-led the league in interceptions in 1940. [19] He also led the league in scoring and ...
The National Football League (NFL) did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season and did not begin tracking interceptions until 1940. [3] [4] In addition to the NFL interception leaders, league record books recognize the interception leaders of the American Football League (AFL), which operated from 1960 to 1969 before being ...
Most yards per interception return, career (minimum 30 interceptions): 25.1 (1,331 yards/53 INTS), Deion Sanders, 1989–2000, 2004–2005 Most yards per interception return, career (minimum 20 interceptions) : 27.6 (608 yards/22 INTS), Erik McMillan , 1989–1993
He led the league with 12 interceptions as a rookie before going on to set the NFL career interceptions record with 81 [2] and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998. [3] Krause was selected eight times to the Pro Bowl during his 16 seasons in the NFL and is considered to be among the greatest safeties in NFL history.
This is the list of the 39 National Football League (NFL) players who have recorded at least 50 interceptions. As of 2023, each of these players are retired, with Charles Woodson being the last one to retire in 2015; no active player has 40 interceptions.
In addition, Reed set an NFL mark for most interception return yardage in a season, accumulating 358 return yards on nine interceptions; Reed held this record until 2009, when it was exceeded by Darren Sharper. He also returned an interception 106 yards for a touchdown, which was an NFL record until Reed reclaimed the record in 2008. [53] [54]