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^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 ]
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]
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.
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
Blanda threw 42 interceptions that season, a record that still stands as the only quarterback to throw 40 interceptions in a season. In the 1962 title game that went to double overtime, he kicked a field goal and threw for a touchdown pass but had his fifth interception occur late to eventually set up the game-ending field goal.
Peterman struggled early in the NFL, throwing five interceptions during the first half of his starting debut and posting a 0.0 passer rating in the 2018 season opener. His 11 interceptions between 2017 and 2018 are the most for a quarterback with less than 100 passing attempts. [ 1 ]
Most starts as quarterback: 10. Tom Brady. Patriots ... Most interceptions returned for a touchdown, game, 2 ... All records can be referenced at NFL.com. [1] [2 ...
Hardy is perhaps most famous for throwing an NFL-record eight interceptions in a single game, as well as for the worst touchdown pass-interception differential in a single game (-8), in a 45–7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on September 24, 1950. [2] [3] He later served as the general manager of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. [4]