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1979 NFL Interceptions Thrown Leaders

Passes intercepted

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Brian Sipe led the NFL in interceptions thrown with 26 in 1979, 1 ahead of Terry Bradshaw (25). It stands 28th among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 2 times Brian Sipe led in interceptions thrown.

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Brian Sipe Led the whole NFL in 1979 Brian Sipe CLE
26 Interceptions Thrown 1 clear of Terry Bradshaw
Showing Interceptions Thrown and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team INT G ATT YDS TD
1 Brian Sipe Brian Sipe CLE 26 16 535 3,793 28
2 Terry Bradshaw Terry Bradshaw PIT 25 16 472 3,724 26
3 Dan Fouts Dan Fouts SD 24 16 530 4,082 24
4 Tommy Kramer Tommy Kramer MIN 24 16 566 3,397 23
5 Doug Williams Doug Williams TB 24 16 397 2,448 18
6 Jeff Komlo DET 23 16 368 2,238 11
7 Ken Stabler Ken Stabler OAK 22 16 498 3,615 26
8 Richard Todd Richard Todd NYJ 22 15 334 2,660 16
9 Steve DeBerg Steve DeBerg SF 21 16 578 3,652 17
10 Steve Grogan Steve Grogan NE 20 16 423 3,286 28
11 Archie Manning Archie Manning NO 20 16 420 3,169 15
12 Steve Bartkowski Steve Bartkowski ATL 20 14 380 2,505 17
13 Jim Hart Jim Hart SLC 20 14 378 2,218 9
14 Craig Morton Craig Morton DEN 19 14 370 2,626 16
15 Jim Zorn Jim Zorn SEA 18 16 505 3,661 20
16 Dan Pastorini Dan Pastorini HOO 18 15 324 2,090 14
17 David Whitehurst David Whitehurst GB 18 13 322 2,247 10
18 Bob Griese Bob Griese MIA 16 14 310 2,160 14
19 Joe Ferguson Joe Ferguson BUF 15 16 458 3,572 14
20 Greg Landry Greg Landry BAC 15 16 457 2,932 15
21 Steve Fuller KC 14 16 270 1,484 6
22 Phil Simms Phil Simms NYG 14 12 265 1,743 13
23 Pat Haden Pat Haden LAN 14 10 290 1,854 11
24 Joe Theismann Joe Theismann WAS 13 16 395 2,797 20
25 Ron Jaworski Ron Jaworski PHI 12 16 374 2,669 18
26 Roger Staubach Roger Staubach DAL 11 16 461 3,586 27
27 Ken Anderson Ken Anderson CIN 10 15 339 2,340 16
28 Vince Ferragamo Vince Ferragamo LAN 10 8 110 778 5
29 Mike Phipps Mike Phipps CHI 8 12 255 1,535 9
30 Don Strock MIA 6 16 100 830 6
31 Joe Pisarcik NYG 6 4 108 537 2
32 Jack Thompson Jack Thompson CIN 5 9 87 481 1
33 Vince Evans Vince Evans CHI 5 4 63 508 4
34 Steve Pisarkiewicz SLC 4 6 109 621 3
35 Lynn Dickey Lynn Dickey GB 4 5 119 787 5
36 Mike Livingston Mike Livingston KC 4 5 90 469 1
37 Jeff Rutledge LAN 4 3 32 125 1
38 Gifford Nielsen HOO 3 16 61 404 3
39 Norris Weese DEN 3 16 97 731 1
40 Bob Avellini Bob Avellini CHI 3 7 51 310 2
41 Tom Owen NE 3 6 47 248 2
42 June Jones ATL 3 5 83 505 2
43 Bert Jones Bert Jones BAC 3 4 92 643 3
44 Randy Dean NYG 2 16 26 91 0
45 Danny White Danny White DAL 2 16 39 267 1
46 Matt Robinson NYJ 2 15 31 191 0
47 Mike Rae TB 2 5 36 252 1
48 Jerry Golsteyn BAC 2 2 9 16 0
49 Tony Galbreath Tony Galbreath NO 1 15 3 70 0
50 Joe Washington Joe Washington BAC 1 15 1 0 0
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