NFL 22-23 What’s the NFL record for most interceptions in a season?

Now that the 2022-23 NFL season has come to a close, it’s time to take a look at one of the more dubious honors of the campaign: the most interceptions thrown by a quarterback. While you might already know who tops the list, you might be surprised to learn who else came close.

Who’s got the NFL record for most interceptions?

The National Football League (NFL) first started record-keeping for interception counts in 1940. Since that time, the most interceptions made in a single season is 14 from by Hall of Famer Richard Lane in 1950. Better known as ‘Night Trane Lane,’ the Los Angeles Rams’ cornerback logged these many interceptions in his rookie year back in 1952. Prior to Lane, Dan Sandifer of Washington, Spec Sanders and Lester Hayes jointly held the record, earning 13 interceptions in 1948 and 1950 respectively.

Has anybody come close to the NFL interception record?

Prior to 2021, the closest we had seen was the Miami Dolphins’ Xavien Howard, who got his hands on 10 passes during the 2020 campaign. Just last season, however, the Cowboys’ Trevon Diggs got a hair’s breadth closer by posting 11 interceptions on the season. It’s worth noting, that at 24-years-old we probably haven’t seen the last of Diggs either. This being his third season in the league, Diggs has progressively logged better numbers across each of his campaigns and will likely be one of the favorites to win Defensive Player of the Year.

Who led the NFL in interceptions this year?

Though we didn’t get anybody posting double figures in the interception category this year, it was interesting to see that several players jointly tied for most in the league. With six interceptions a piece, we saw Minkah Fitzpatrick of the Pittsburgh Steelers, C.J. Gardner-Johnson of the Philadelphia Eagles, the Denver Broncos’ Justin Simmons and last but not least, Tariq Woolen of the Seattle Seahawks.