NFL Single-Season Interceptions Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NFL single-season interceptions record is 14, set by Night Train Lane in 1952. It has stood for 73 years. The mark has been raised 5 times since 1940.
Record Holders
6 marks since 1940| Year | Player | INT | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Night Train Lane | 14 | still standing |
| 1948 |
 Dan Sandifer
|
13 | 4 years |
| 1943 |
 Sammy Baugh
|
11 | 5 years |
| 1942 |
 Bulldog Turner
|
8 | 1 year |
| 1941 | Art Jones | 7 | 1 year |
| 1940 |
 Ace Parker
|
6 | 1 year |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.