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Detroit Lions Interceptions Thrown Leaders

Career totals with the Lions and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 29: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Figures before 1932 are reconstructions; the NFL kept no official statistics. Portsmouth Spartans 1930-1933.

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Matthew Stafford holds the Lions career record with 144 interceptions thrown. The single-season record is 23, by Jeff Komlo in 1979.

YDS TD RTG Y/A CMP% Y/G CMP ATT 1D TD% INT INT% SK

All-time Lions leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club INT G
1 Matthew Stafford Matthew Stafford 2009–2020 144 165
2 Bobby Layne Bobby Layne 1950–1958 142 97
3 Milt Plum Milt Plum 1962–1967 87 65
4 Greg Landry Greg Landry 1968–1978 81 102
5 Gary Danielson Gary Danielson 1976–1984 71 85
6 Eric Hipple Eric Hipple 1980–1989 70 102
7 Joey Harrington Joey Harrington 2002–2005 62 58
8 Scott Mitchell Scott Mitchell 1994–1998 57 57
9 Rodney Peete Rodney Peete 1989–1993 49 47
10 Jon Kitna Jon Kitna 2006–2008 48 36
11 Jared Goff Jared Goff 2021–2026 47 88
12 Bill Munson Bill Munson 1968–1975 42 60
13 Earl Morrall Earl Morrall 1958–1964 41 80
14 Charlie Batch Charlie Batch 1998–2001 40 48
14 Frankie Sinkwich Frankie Sinkwich 1943–1944 40 20
16 Tobin Rote Tobin Rote 1957–1959 39 34
17 Clyde LeForce Clyde LeForce 1947–1949 37 32
17 Glenn Presnell Glenn Presnell 1931–1936 37 74
19 Jim Ninowski Jim Ninowski 1960–1961 36 24
20 Fred Enke Fred Enke 1948–1951 30 48
21 Chuck Long 1986–1989 28 23
22 Jeff Komlo 1979–1981 27 23
22 Dave Ryan 1945–1947 27 22
24 Dutch Clark Dutch Clark 1931–1938 26 75
25 Karl Sweetan Karl Sweetan 1966–1967 25 20

Single-season Lions records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season INT G
1 Jeff Komlo 1979 23 16
1 Bobby Layne Bobby Layne 1951 23 12
3 Joey Harrington Joey Harrington 2003 22 16
3 Jon Kitna Jon Kitna 2006 22 16
5 Jon Kitna Jon Kitna 2007 21 16
5 Bobby Layne Bobby Layne 1953 21 12
7 Bobby Layne Bobby Layne 1952 20 12
7 Clyde LeForce Clyde LeForce 1947 20 9
7 Chuck Long 1987 20 12
7 Milt Plum Milt Plum 1962 20 14
7 Frankie Sinkwich Frankie Sinkwich 1944 20 10
7 Frankie Sinkwich Frankie Sinkwich 1943 20 10
7 Matthew Stafford Matthew Stafford 2009 20 10
14 Milt Plum Milt Plum 1965 19 14
14 Tobin Rote Tobin Rote 1959 19 10
14 Matthew Stafford Matthew Stafford 2013 19 16
17 Eric Hipple Eric Hipple 1983 18 16
17 Eric Hipple Eric Hipple 1985 18 16
17 Bobby Layne Bobby Layne 1950 18 12
17 Jim Ninowski Jim Ninowski 1961 18 13
17 Jim Ninowski Jim Ninowski 1960 18 11
22 Gary Danielson Gary Danielson 1978 17 16
22 Fred Enke Fred Enke 1948 17 12
22 Scott Mitchell Scott Mitchell 1996 17 14
22 Matthew Stafford Matthew Stafford 2012 17 16