League Leaders

All-Time Interceptions Thrown Leaders

Career totals, every season from 1922–2025. Passes intercepted

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# Player Seasons G CMP ATT CMP% YDS Y/A TD INT SK RTG
1 Brett Favre 1991–2010 (20) 302 6,302 10,172 62.0% 71,849 7.06 508 336 86.0
2 Vinny Testaverde 1987–2007 (21) 233 3,787 6,701 56.5% 46,217 6.90 275 267 75.0
3 Fran Tarkenton 1961–1978 (18) 246 3,686 6,467 57.0% 47,003 7.27 342 266 80.4
4 Norm Snead 1961–1976 (16) 178 2,276 4,353 52.3% 30,797 7.08 196 257 65.5
5 Johnny Unitas 1956–1973 (18) 211 2,830 5,186 54.6% 40,239 7.76 290 253 78.2
6 Dan Marino 1983–1999 (17) 242 4,967 8,358 59.4% 61,361 7.34 420 252 86.4
7 Peyton Manning 1998–2015 (17) 266 6,125 9,379 65.3% 71,940 7.67 539 251 96.5
8 Jim Hart 1966–1984 (19) 201 2,593 5,076 51.1% 34,665 6.83 209 247 66.6
9 Eli Manning 2004–2019 (16) 235 4,895 8,119 60.3% 57,023 7.02 366 244 411 84.1
10 Drew Brees 2001–2020 (20) 287 7,149 10,558 67.7% 80,428 7.62 571 243 419 98.7
11 Bobby Layne 1948–1962 (15) 175 1,814 3,700 49.0% 26,768 7.24 196 243 63.4
12 Dan Fouts 1973–1987 (15) 181 3,297 5,604 58.8% 43,040 7.68 254 242 80.2
13 Warren Moon 1984–2000 (17) 208 3,988 6,823 58.5% 49,325 7.23 291 233 80.9
14 John Elway 1983–1998 (16) 234 4,123 7,250 56.9% 51,475 7.10 300 226 79.9
15 John Brodie 1957–1973 (17) 201 2,469 4,491 55.0% 31,548 7.03 214 224 72.3
16 Ken Stabler 1970–1984 (15) 184 2,270 3,793 59.9% 27,938 7.37 194 222 75.3
17 Y.A. Tittle 1950–1964 (15) 178 2,118 3,817 55.5% 28,339 7.42 212 221 73.7
18 Tom Brady 2000–2022 (23) 335 7,754 12,052 64.3% 89,216 7.40 649 212 565 97.2
19 Philip Rivers 2004–2025 (18) 247 5,335 8,226 64.9% 63,978 7.78 425 212 470 95.0
20 Ben Roethlisberger 2004–2021 (18) 249 5,444 8,447 64.5% 64,128 7.59 418 211 555 93.5
21 Terry Bradshaw 1970–1983 (14) 168 2,025 3,901 51.9% 27,989 7.18 212 210 70.9
22 Joe Ferguson 1973–1990 (17) 186 2,369 4,519 52.4% 29,817 6.60 196 209 68.5
23 Steve Grogan 1975–1990 (16) 149 1,879 3,593 52.3% 26,886 7.48 182 208 69.6
24 Drew Bledsoe 1993–2006 (14) 194 3,839 6,714 57.2% 44,611 6.64 251 206 77.1
25 Steve DeBerg 1978–1998 (17) 206 2,874 5,024 57.2% 34,241 6.82 196 204 74.2
26 Sammy Baugh 1937–1952 (16) 165 1,693 2,995 56.5% 21,886 7.31 187 203 72.2
27 Dave Krieg 1980–1998 (19) 213 3,105 5,311 58.5% 38,147 7.18 261 199 81.5
28 Jim Plunkett 1971–1986 (15) 157 1,943 3,701 52.5% 25,882 6.99 164 198 67.5
29 Kerry Collins 1995–2011 (17) 197 3,488 6,263 55.7% 40,927 6.54 208 197 73.7
30 Matthew Stafford 2009–2025 (17) 239 5,569 8,773 63.5% 64,578 7.36 423 196 526 92.4
31 Sonny Jurgensen 1957–1974 (18) 218 2,433 4,262 57.1% 32,224 7.56 255 189 82.6
32 Craig Morton 1965–1982 (18) 203 2,053 3,786 54.2% 27,908 7.37 183 187 73.5
33 Carson Palmer 2004–2017 (14) 182 3,942 6,308 62.5% 46,252 7.33 294 187 341 87.9
34 Boomer Esiason 1984–1997 (14) 187 2,969 5,205 57.0% 37,920 7.29 247 184 81.1
35 Matt Ryan 2008–2022 (15) 234 5,551 8,464 65.6% 62,792 7.42 381 183 488 93.6
36 Charley Johnson 1961–1975 (15) 165 1,737 3,392 51.2% 24,410 7.20 170 181 69.2
37 Lynn Dickey 1971–1985 (13) 152 1,747 3,125 55.9% 23,322 7.46 141 179 70.9
38 Norm Van Brocklin 1949–1960 (12) 140 1,553 2,895 53.6% 23,611 8.16 173 178 75.1
39 Jim Kelly 1986–1996 (11) 160 2,874 4,779 60.1% 35,467 7.42 237 175 84.4
40 Jim Everett 1986–1997 (12) 158 2,841 4,923 57.7% 34,837 7.08 203 175 78.6
41 Archie Manning 1971–1984 (13) 151 2,011 3,642 55.2% 23,911 6.57 125 173 67.1
42 Joe Flacco 2008–2025 (18) 208 4,417 7,167 61.6% 48,176 6.72 272 172 424 84.1
43 Ryan Fitzpatrick 2005–2021 (16) 164 3,072 5,060 60.7% 34,982 6.91 223 169 301 82.3
44 Charlie Conerly 1948–1961 (14) 161 1,418 2,833 50.1% 19,488 6.88 173 167 68.3
45 Jon Kitna 1997–2011 (14) 140 2,678 4,445 60.3% 29,757 6.69 169 166 77.3
46 Ron Jaworski 1974–1989 (15) 188 2,187 4,117 53.1% 28,190 6.85 179 164 72.8
47 Dan Pastorini 1971–1983 (12) 140 1,556 3,055 50.9% 18,515 6.06 103 161 59.1
48 Jake Plummer 1997–2006 (10) 139 2,484 4,351 57.1% 29,254 6.72 161 161 74.6
49 Richard Todd 1976–1985 (10) 119 1,610 2,967 54.3% 20,610 6.95 124 161 67.6
50 Ken Anderson 1971–1986 (16) 192 2,654 4,475 59.3% 32,838 7.34 197 160 81.9
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