Can you name the quarterbacks who have thrown the most career interceptions?

Interceptions	Quarterback	Years
336		1991-2010
277		1949-1975
268		1962-1977
267		1987-2007
266		1961-1978
257		1961-1976
253		1956-1973
252		1983-1999
248		1948-1964
247		1966-1984
243		1948-1962
242		1973-1987
233		1984-2000
226		1983-1998
224		1957-1973

Interceptions	Quarterback	Years
222		1970-1984
220		1965-1977
220		1952-1969
210		1970-1983
209		1973-1990
208		1975-1990
206		1993-2006
204		1978-1998
203		1937-1952
199		1980-1998
198		1971-1986
191		1950-1966
189		1957-1974
187		1965-1982
184		1984-1997

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NFL Most Intercepted Quarterbacks Quiz

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Published: April 30th, 2009
Category: Sports
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Tags: NFL Quizzes, Football Quizzes, leader, career, quarterback, intercepted, interception, player

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	Juan:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 17:50 GMT	-2 points
	Poor favre... should have retired already.

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 17:52 GMT	7 points
	Well in his defense, he also has sizeable leads in pass attempts and TDs.

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	Jack:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 18:32 GMT	11 points
	Basically everyone gets intercepted, this list just shows people who were good enough to be a starting quarter back for 15+ years.

	el_barto:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 18:35 GMT	5 points
	Little surprising that none are active (Favre isn't on a roster), especially seeing how the NFL has become more pass happy in recent times.

	BelowZero:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 18:45 GMT	1 point
	@el barto Yeah but the NFL has now become less willing to wait out a QB. Most of these guys started the majority of their careers

	IQ_Unknown:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 19:08 GMT	3 points
	Stranger still is looking at the single season INTs. Players like Kitna and Grossman have been slaughtered for giving up 22 & 20 INTs in a season. Then you see players like Favre, Manning, Luckman, Namath, Bledsoe, Moon & Bradshaw all had 25+ INT seasons. Even Unitas racked up 24 in a season and the older players passed less in less games.

	SammyG:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 19:08 GMT	3 points
	I kept typing "Grossman" as a joke.

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	big e:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 19:19 GMT	1 point
	@IQ_Unknown yeah but the thing about favre, manning, bradshaw and the others mentioned here, is that despite there interceptions they could still win football games. grossman... well, i think he speaks for himself.

	ted:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 19:28 GMT	5 points
	I think you should put "QB" in the title to make it clear. Yeah, the numbers are way too large to be anything else, but a lot of people are getting confused, it seems.

	JohnJF:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 19:34 GMT	1 point
	18/30. It seems like I ALWAYS forget about Vinny Testaverde. To the people who keep talking about who isn't on the list, this is kind of like being one of the all-time losingest MLB pitchers in that while it technically is a reflection on your failures, it requires great talent to be continuously given the chance to compete. And just as Cy Young is the winningest/losingest pitcher, Favre is the all-time TD/INT leader. Rex Grossman and Jon Kitna are each mediocre QBs and therefore get pulled a lot, having less chances at INTs, but nobody with mental stability is benching Brett Favre in his prime.

	HollywoodLeo:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 19:36 GMT	2 points
	@big e, you're half right. The thing about them is that they threw TDs and gained yardage to make up for the INTs they threw. That's what you have to point out, not the Ws. Grossman played in the Super Bowl.

	HollywoodLeo:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 19:37 GMT	3 points
	@B-Rock, Jon Kitna has not been a starter for enough years to be on this list. He is kind of close, though, at 151.

	SowCrates:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 19:48 GMT	2 points
	Most QB's (that trend seems to have died out more recently) average over 15 INTS in their first few years in the league. Peyton Manning I think averaged 18 or so for his first 4 years in the league. McNabb threw plenty, Eli, Jay Cutler is in the middle of that phase. Drew Brees when he was in San Diego looked like he was heading the way of a late first round QB gone bad (even though he was early 2nd round) like Rex Grossman, Kyle Boller and others. The problem with railing on a guy like Kitna was that he had a pretty good year in Cincy even despite throwing a high number of interceptions. The way Kitna played while Palmer was on the bench reminds me of the way Matt Schaub plays in Houston; high volume stats in all categories, including TDs, INTS, sacks, yardage, etc.

	HollywoodLeo:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 19:59 GMT	2 points
	Brees really only had one bad year and a half in San Diego. He started off 2002 very well, then kind of faltered a bit near the end. 2003 was horrible, then it was all uphill from there. He got kind of a bad rap in San Diego because of one bad year (2003) that I don't think he deserved. San Diego still made out well because they have Rivers, but they would have been just as fine keeping Drew. I'm just glad it worked out well for them in the end.

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	Rom:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 20:26 GMT	1 point
	Can you write for QB's because I thought it was the defense- like most interceptions a player got, not offense?

	geowiz85:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 20:30 GMT	-2 points
	i thought it was interesting looking at the most guessed from Tittle and up (except for Namath) all have more TDs than INTs, but below Tittle only Krieg and Jurgenson have more TDs

	skiforlife:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 21:11 GMT	-2 points
	@mungar ... neither favre nor nolan ryan are overrated them both played for much longer than normal and were tough as can be. Both players have records they may never be broken and favre is only on this list because he played for 18 seasons, played hurt, played to win and has more TDs than any other QB too.

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 21:16 GMT	4 points
	Mungar, there may be something to that comparison, but I don't think it's quite right. Favre won 3 MVPs; Ryan never won a CYA. I think Ryan is more overrated by the casual fan than Favre is. I guess they're similar in their penchant for the spectacular and exciting. Ryan's strikeouts were neutralized a lot by all his walks, much as Favre's INTs reduced some of the value he added.

	IQ_Unknown:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 21:25 GMT	0 points
	@ big_e & Hollywood_Leo: I suggest you go compare Grossman's & Bradshaw's stats. Grossman has a better comp%, yards per game, fewer INTs per attempt, was sacked less per attempt and they have almost identical passer ratings and it's not like Res has a losing record (19-12). In his first two seasons Bradshaw threw 19 TDs to 46 INTs and even by the end of his career only threw 2 more TDs than INTs. If Bradshaw was beginning his career now he would never have been allowed to continue to develop a career like he did and was rightfully enshrined in Canton. I don't think Grossman is a good QB, but my point is that with the 21st century media you are forced much more to succeed early a point born out by these lists.

	wgert:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 22:07 GMT	-1 points
	22/30, it is kinda neat to see the QB's we all consider legends on this list considering INT's are such a damning indictment of one's play.

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 22:27 GMT	0 points
	IQ_Unknown, there are slight differences in play between Grossman's and Bradshaw's eras. Passer ratings have gone up steadily through the years and are much higher now than in Bradshaw's time, for a variety of reasons. If they are similar, Bradshaw's is more impressive in context.

	YankeesJets2310:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 23:44 GMT	2 points
	Favre and Ryan may be considered overrated by some but they own some records that will never be broken. Ryan's 5000 plus strikeouts and 7 no hitters will never be matched, and Favre's iron man streak is much more impressive than Ripken's baseball streak and will also never be matched.

	HollywoodLeo:	May 1st, 2009 at 01:25 GMT	-3 points
	I don't get why anyone thought this was for DBs and not QBs when there's a picture of a QB (Fran Tarkenton) on the home page linking it.

	HollywoodLeo:	May 1st, 2009 at 01:29 GMT	2 points
	@IQ, While I think Terry Bradshaw is a bit overrated, it's a bit silly to compare Rex Grossman to him. Furthermore, Rex Grossman is NOT 19-12. The Bears are 19-12 with Rex Grossman as their QB. There's nothing I hate more than attributing win/loss records to a QB. Do you really think Rex Grossman won that monday night game against Arizona?

	mungar:	May 1st, 2009 at 01:58 GMT	0 points
	@YankeesJets: Other records that won't be broken- Favre's interceptions and Ryan's walks record. They are definitely very good players, I just don't think they deserve the amount of love they get.

	ted:	May 1st, 2009 at 02:59 GMT	3 points
	@HollywoodLeo 5:25 GMT--Sometimes I just click the link without paying attention to the picture. The title they're using now is precisely the one they'd use for a quiz about who has intercepted the most passes. It's easy to clear up the ambiguity by just calling this one "leader in interceptions thrown."

	emh:	May 1st, 2009 at 04:17 GMT	2 points
	SowCrates: McNabb has never thrown more than 13 interceptions in a single year.

	kcap1:	May 1st, 2009 at 08:37 GMT	1 point
	Apparently this is the Favre Fan Club in here. Just because someone lobs the ball down the field on every play doesn't mean that they're a great QB. Favre is so, so overrated. He should have retired 3 years ago.

	HollywoodLeo:	May 1st, 2009 at 15:15 GMT	1 point
	Lobbing the ball down the field isn't what makes him good. Owning half the record books is.

	Statto2:	May 1st, 2009 at 18:29 GMT	1 point
	At last a gridiron quiz in which I've come in the top 50%! It's always seemed to me looking at stats that a good QB racks up more TD passes than interceptions. Note that the great Joe Montana doesn't make this list.

	timtom:	May 1st, 2009 at 19:38 GMT	3 points
	The style of play has changed in the last 15-20 years. QBs are throwing more, but they're attempting shorter passes with higher rates of completion. More attempts and more yards, but fewer INTs.

	king21:	May 12th, 2009 at 23:47 GMT	2 points
	how about a quiz on the reverse side of the ball, most interceptions by defensive players?

	mean_bro_green:	May 21st, 2009 at 01:45 GMT	3 points
	yeah it would help to know the quiz is about INTs thrown

	WhiteSox:	Jun 14th, 2009 at 22:49 GMT	2 points
	Wow I'm an idiot... kept guessing defensive players

	NobleDB:	Aug 19th, 2009 at 03:21 GMT	1 point
	Not that much of an idiot, WhiteSox, I did it too. They should probably mention that it's interceptions thrown. Also, Brett will be sure to extend his lead as he just signed with the Vikings today.