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1961 NFL Interceptions Thrown Leaders

Passes intercepted

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Al Dorow led the NFL and AFL combined in interceptions thrown with 30 in 1961, 6 ahead of Sonny Jurgensen (24). It stands 7th among all single seasons in NFL history.

YDSTDRTGY/ACMP%Y/GCMPATT1DTD%INTINT%SK
Al Dorow Led the whole NFL in 1961 Al Dorow NYT
30 Interceptions Thrown 6 clear of Sonny Jurgensen
Showing Interceptions Thrown and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team INT G ATT YDS TD
1 Al Dorow Al Dorow NYT 30 14 438 2,651 19
2 Sonny Jurgensen Sonny Jurgensen PHI 24 14 416 3,723 32
3 Johnny Unitas Johnny Unitas BAC 24 14 420 2,990 16
4 Cotton Davidson Cotton Davidson DAT 23 14 330 2,445 17
5 George Blanda George Blanda HOO 22 14 362 3,330 36
6 George Herring DEN 22 14 211 1,160 5
7 Jack Kemp Jack Kemp SD 22 14 364 2,686 15
8 Norm Snead Norm Snead WAS 22 14 375 2,337 11
9 Frank Tripucka Frank Tripucka DEN 21 14 344 1,690 10
10 Tom Flores Tom Flores OAK 19 14 366 2,176 15
11 Jim Ninowski Jim Ninowski DET 18 13 247 1,921 7
12 Fran Tarkenton Fran Tarkenton MIN 17 14 280 1,997 18
13 Eddie LeBaron Eddie LeBaron DAL 16 14 236 1,741 14
14 Bart Starr Bart Starr GB 16 14 295 2,418 16
15 Rudy Bukich Rudy Bukich PIT 16 11 156 1,253 11
16 Bobby Layne Bobby Layne PIT 16 8 149 1,205 11
17 Zeke Bratkowski Zeke Bratkowski LAN 13 13 230 1,547 8
18 Billy Wade Billy Wade CHI 13 13 250 2,258 22
19 M.C. Reynolds M.C. Reynolds BUF 13 12 181 1,004 2
20 John Brodie John Brodie SF 12 14 283 2,588 14
21 Y.A. Tittle Y.A. Tittle NYG 12 13 285 2,272 17
22 Ed Brown Ed Brown CHI 11 14 98 742 4
23 Sam Etcheverry Sam Etcheverry SLC 11 14 196 1,275 14
24 Don Meredith Don Meredith DAL 11 8 182 1,161 9
25 Milt Plum Milt Plum CLE 10 14 302 2,416 18
26 Babe Parilli Babe Parilli BOS 9 14 198 1,314 13
27 Butch Songin Butch Songin BOS 9 14 212 1,429 14
28 Earl Morrall Earl Morrall DET 9 13 150 909 7
29 Charlie Conerly Charlie Conerly NYG 8 13 106 634 7
30 Ralph Guglielmi Ralph Guglielmi SLC 8 9 116 927 5
31 Nick Papac OAK 7 14 44 173 2
32 Frank Ryan Frank Ryan LAN 7 14 142 1,115 5
33 Jacky Lee Jacky Lee HOO 6 14 127 1,205 12
34 George Izo WAS 6 5 40 214 1
35 Johnny Green BUF 5 8 126 903 6
36 Billy Kilmer Billy Kilmer SF 4 11 34 286 0
37 Richie Lucas BUF 4 8 50 282 2
38 George Shaw George Shaw MIN 4 8 91 530 4
39 Lamar McHan Lamar McHan BAC 4 7 15 28 1
40 Randy Duncan DAT 3 14 67 361 1
41 Hunter Enis SD 3 13 55 365 2
42 Len Dawson Len Dawson CLE 3 7 15 85 1
43 Lee Grosscup Lee Grosscup NYG 3 4 22 87 1
44 King Hill King Hill PHI 2 14 12 101 2
45 Tom Yewcic BOS 2 14 8 25 1
46 Bob Scrabis NYT 2 11 21 82 1
47 Warren Rabb BUF 2 9 74 586 5
48 Bob Waters SF 2 8 28 183 1
49 Charley Johnson Charley Johnson SLC 2 4 13 51 0
50 Jon Arnett Jon Arnett LAN 1 14 13 47 0
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