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Brief-Sleep-6991 t1_jegthyq wrote
I skimmed the title and assumed it was who's caught the most interceptions, not who's thrown them. Good ol' brett favre and the record no one wants to take
JPAnalyst OP t1_jeg0h2x wrote
Chart: Excel
Source: Pro Football Reference
Description: This chart shows the season-by-season accumulation for each of the top ten QBs for career interceptions. They come from different eras, many from the '60s-'70s when interceptions rates averaged in the 5-6% range (today it is 2.3%). For some perspective about interceptions in the '60s, George Blanda once threw 42 interceptions in a 14-game season but made the Pro Bowl and was 2nd team All-Pro.
Brett Favre, the all-time leader in interceptions played in an era where interception rates (high-3% to low-4%) were much lower than most of these guys on this list, but higher than it is today.
For those who don't follow American football. Interceptions are a bad thing. But generally speaking, to be on this list, you need longevity, and to have longevity in the league, you must be good. This is a bad stat, accumulated by mostly good / great quarterbacks. It's only one stat and does not reflect their overall performance. There are Hall of Famers on this list.
rug1998 t1_jegt6u2 wrote
I’m surprised Brees isn’t on here, he led the league a couple of times.
Valuable_Ad1645 t1_jegmqqu wrote
Good to see r/nfl’s “shit on Brett Favre day” has crossed subs.