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1971 NFL Interceptions Thrown Leaders

Passes intercepted

Dennis Shaw led the NFL in interceptions thrown with 26 in 1971, 1 ahead of John Hadl (25). It stands 28th among all single seasons in NFL history.

Led the whole NFL in 1971 Dennis Shaw BUF
26 Interceptions Thrown 1 clear of John Hadl
Showing Interceptions Thrown and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team INT G ATT YDS TD
1 Dennis Shaw BUF 26 13 291 1,813 11
2 John Hadl John Hadl SD 25 14 431 3,075 21
3 John Brodie John Brodie SF 24 14 387 2,642 18
4 Bill Nelsen Bill Nelsen CLE 23 14 325 2,319 13
5 Terry Bradshaw Terry Bradshaw PIT 22 14 373 2,259 13
6 Dan Pastorini Dan Pastorini HOO 21 14 270 1,702 7
7 Fran Tarkenton Fran Tarkenton NYG 21 13 386 2,567 11
8 Scott Hunter GB 17 13 163 1,210 7
9 Daryle Lamonica Daryle Lamonica OAK 16 14 242 1,717 16
10 Jim Plunkett Jim Plunkett NE 16 14 328 2,158 19
11 Bob Berry Bob Berry ATL 16 11 226 2,005 11
12 Pete Liske Pete Liske PHI 15 14 269 1,957 11
13 Bobby Douglass Bobby Douglass CHI 15 12 225 1,164 5
14 Jim Hart Jim Hart SLC 14 11 243 1,626 8
15 Don Horn DEN 14 9 173 1,056 3
16 Len Dawson Len Dawson KC 13 14 301 2,504 15
17 Billy Kilmer Billy Kilmer WAS 13 14 306 2,221 13
18 Greg Landry Greg Landry DET 13 14 261 2,237 16
19 Steve Ramsey Steve Ramsey DEN 13 9 178 1,120 5
20 Earl Morrall Earl Morrall BAC 12 14 167 1,210 7
21 Pete Beathard Pete Beathard SLC 12 9 141 1,030 6
22 Roman Gabriel Roman Gabriel LAN 10 14 352 2,238 17
23 Kent Nix CHI 10 8 137 760 6
24 Bob Griese Bob Griese MIA 9 14 263 2,089 19
25 Johnny Unitas Johnny Unitas BAC 9 13 176 942 3
26 Archie Manning Archie Manning NO 9 12 177 1,164 6
27 Lynn Dickey Lynn Dickey HOO 9 7 57 315 0
28 Bob Davis NYJ 8 13 121 624 10
29 Craig Morton Craig Morton DAL 8 10 143 1,131 7
30 Gary Cuozzo Gary Cuozzo MIN 8 8 168 842 6
31 Charley Johnson Charley Johnson HOO 7 14 94 592 3
32 Virgil Carter Virgil Carter CIN 7 10 222 1,624 10
33 George Blanda George Blanda OAK 6 14 58 378 4
34 James Harris James Harris BUF 6 7 103 512 1
35 Norm Snead Norm Snead MIN 6 7 75 470 1
36 Joe Namath Joe Namath NYJ 6 4 59 537 5
37 Edd Hargett NO 5 14 210 1,191 6
38 Rick Arrington PHI 5 10 118 576 2
39 Dick Shiner ATL 5 10 57 463 5
40 Bob Lee Bob Lee MIN 4 14 90 598 2
41 Mike Phipps Mike Phipps CLE 4 14 47 179 1
42 Ken Stabler Ken Stabler OAK 4 14 48 268 1
43 Roger Staubach Roger Staubach DAL 4 13 211 1,882 15
44 Ken Anderson Ken Anderson CIN 4 11 131 777 5
45 Zeke Bratkowski Zeke Bratkowski GB 3 6 37 298 4
46 Terry Hanratty Terry Hanratty PIT 3 6 29 159 2
47 Randy Johnson Randy Johnson NYG 3 5 74 477 3
48 Marty Domres Marty Domres SD 3 4 12 97 1
49 Bart Starr Bart Starr GB 3 4 45 286 0
50 Jack Concannon Jack Concannon CHI 3 3 77 334 0
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