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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 ]
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.
List of NFL career interceptions thrown leaders Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title NFL interceptions leaders .
Most interceptions returned for touchdowns, game: 2, by 30 players, most recently Zach Brown, December 30, 2012 [1]: s-16 Most consecutive seasons with an interception returned for a touchdown : 6, Charles Woodson , Green Bay Packers , 2006–2011
In his 20 NFL seasons, Green recorded 54 interceptions, which he returned for 621 yards and six touchdowns. [7] He also added two additional touchdowns on interception returns in the postseason. [7] Three times he recorded a career-best of five interceptions in a season (1984, 1986, and 1991). [7]
Hayes was known as one of the greatest shutdown cornerbacks in NFL history. In 1980, he led the NFL with 13 interceptions, tied for second-most with Dan Sandifer, who had set it in 1948, and behind Dick "Night Train" Lane with 14 in 1952, and was named AP Defensive Player of the Year [5] and the NEA Defensive Player of the Year.
In his rookie season in 1981, he recorded seven interceptions, helped the 49ers to win Super Bowl XVI, and also became only the second rookie in NFL history to return three interceptions for touchdowns. His outstanding play resulted in his finishing second for rookie of the year honors, behind New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor.