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Most Interceptions Thrown of the 1970s (NFL)

Every NFL season from 1970 to 1979, added up. Passes intercepted

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Terry Bradshaw recorded more interceptions thrown than any other NFL player in the 1970s, with 163, 18 clear of Jim Hart (145). He did it in 10 seasons, with a best year of 25 in 1979. The top ten runs from 163 down to 118.

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Terry Bradshaw NFL leader, 1970s Terry Bradshaw 1970–1979 · 10 seasons
163 Interceptions Thrown 18 clear of Jim Hart
# Player Seasons INT Best year
1 Terry Bradshaw Terry Bradshaw 1970–1979 (10) 163 25 (1979)
2 Jim Hart Jim Hart 1970–1979 (10) 145 20 (1979)
3 Ken Stabler Ken Stabler 1970–1979 (10) 143 30 (1978)
4 Dan Pastorini Dan Pastorini 1971–1979 (9) 139 21 (1971)
5 Fran Tarkenton Fran Tarkenton 1970–1978 (9) 132 32 (1978)
6 Archie Manning Archie Manning 1971–1979 (8) 123 21 (1972)
7 John Hadl John Hadl 1970–1977 (8) 123 26 (1972)
8 Craig Morton Craig Morton 1970–1979 (10) 121 21 (1972)
9 Jim Plunkett Jim Plunkett 1971–1979 (8) 118 25 (1972)
10 Bob Griese Bob Griese 1970–1979 (10) 118 17 (1970)
11 Joe Namath Joe Namath 1970–1977 (8) 116 28 (1975)
12 Roger Staubach Roger Staubach 1970–1979 (10) 107 16 (1978)
13 Steve Grogan Steve Grogan 1975–1979 (5) 102 23 (1978)
14 Dan Fouts Dan Fouts 1973–1979 (7) 101 24 (1979)
15 Ken Anderson Ken Anderson 1971–1979 (9) 101 22 (1978)
16 Mike Phipps Mike Phipps 1970–1979 (10) 99 20 (1973)
17 Joe Ferguson Joe Ferguson 1973–1979 (7) 94 24 (1977)
18 Billy Kilmer Billy Kilmer 1970–1978 (9) 92 17 (1970)
19 Jim Zorn Jim Zorn 1976–1979 (4) 84 27 (1976)
20 Norm Snead Norm Snead 1970–1976 (7) 82 22 (1973)
21 Brian Sipe Brian Sipe 1974–1979 (6) 79 26 (1979)
22 Greg Landry Greg Landry 1970–1979 (10) 79 17 (1972)
23 Mike Livingston Mike Livingston 1970–1979 (10) 77 15 (1977)
24 Steve Bartkowski Steve Bartkowski 1975–1979 (5) 75 20 (1979)
25 Roman Gabriel Roman Gabriel 1970–1977 (8) 74 15 (1972)
26 Charley Johnson Charley Johnson 1970–1975 (6) 71 17 (1973)
27 Dennis Shaw 1970–1975 (6) 68 26 (1971)
28 Bob Avellini Bob Avellini 1975–1979 (5) 63 18 (1977)
29 Richard Todd Richard Todd 1976–1979 (4) 61 22 (1979)
30 Len Dawson Len Dawson 1970–1975 (6) 61 14 (1970)
31 Lynn Dickey Lynn Dickey 1971–1979 (7) 60 14 (1977)
32 Steve Ramsey Steve Ramsey 1970–1976 (7) 58 14 (1975)
33 James Harris James Harris 1970–1979 (9) 58 15 (1975)
34 Ron Jaworski Ron Jaworski 1974–1979 (6) 57 21 (1977)
35 Bert Jones Bert Jones 1973–1979 (7) 56 12 (1974)
36 Bobby Douglass Bobby Douglass 1970–1978 (9) 56 15 (1971)
37 Daryle Lamonica Daryle Lamonica 1970–1974 (5) 55 16 (1971)
38 John Brodie John Brodie 1970–1973 (4) 54 24 (1971)
39 Joe Theismann Joe Theismann 1974–1979 (6) 53 18 (1978)
40 Gary Huff 1973–1978 (6) 50 17 (1974)
41 Bob Berry Bob Berry 1970–1975 (6) 44 16 (1971)
42 Steve DeBerg Steve DeBerg 1978–1979 (2) 43 22 (1978)
43 Joe Pisarcik 1977–1979 (3) 43 23 (1978)
44 Pat Haden Pat Haden 1976–1979 (4) 43 19 (1978)
45 Bill Nelsen Bill Nelsen 1970–1972 (3) 42 23 (1971)
46 David Whitehurst David Whitehurst 1977–1979 (3) 42 18 (1979)
47 Steve Spurrier Steve Spurrier 1970–1976 (7) 42 16 (1972)
48 Johnny Unitas Johnny Unitas 1970–1973 (4) 40 18 (1970)
49 Marty Domres Marty Domres 1970–1977 (8) 40 13 (1973)
50 Bob Lee Bob Lee 1970–1979 (10) 40 14 (1974)
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