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.

Good to see r/nfl’s “shit on Brett Favre day” has crossed subs.

I’m surprised Brees isn’t on here, he led the league a couple of times.

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