most interceptions through first 6 games as a starter nfl qb since 2000

Since 2000, Josh Freeman and Ryan Leaf are tied for the most intercepted passes by a quarterback as a starter in their first 6 games, with 13 interceptions.

Interpreted as:
most passing interceptions through first 6 games as a starter NFL qb since 2000
NAMEINTGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Josh Freeman
J. Freeman
13
6
104
198
52.5
1,191
6.0
198.5
7
55.3
3.5
6.6
14
72
2Ryan Leaf
R. Leaf
13
6
99
193
51.3
1,221
6.3
203.5
7
55.2
3.6
6.7
20
99
3Matt Barkley
M. Barkley
12
6
123
201
61.2
1,530
7.6
255.0
8
73.2
4.0
6.0
5
33
4Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
12
6
115
214
53.7
1,265
5.9
210.8
5
55.9
2.3
5.6
14
102
5DeShone Kizer
D. Kizer
11
6
93
179
52.0
965
5.4
160.8
3
47.8
1.7
6.1
12
63
6Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
11
6
140
217
64.5
1,408
6.5
234.7
6
71.0
2.8
5.1
18
104
7Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
11
6
144
248
58.1
1,760
7.1
293.3
10
75.0
4.0
4.4
8
52
8Ryan Lindley
R. Lindley
11
6
113
217
52.1
1,161
5.4
193.5
2
49.7
0.9
5.1
13
95
9Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
11
6
102
184
55.4
1,402
7.6
233.7
11
75.0
6.0
6.0
8
85
10Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
11
6
102
166
61.4
1,052
6.3
175.3
6
64.1
3.6
6.6
21
120
11J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy
10
6
86
159
54.1
929
5.8
154.8
6
57.9
3.8
6.3
20
112
12Geno Smith
G. Smith
10
6
113
190
59.5
1,490
7.8
248.3
7
74.7
3.7
5.3
21
163
13Brandon Weeden
B. Weeden
10
6
129
231
55.8
1,519
6.6
253.2
7
68.1
3.0
4.3
11
69
14Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
10
6
85
163
52.1
1,035
6.3
172.5
5
56.7
3.1
6.1
12
101
15Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
10
6
119
208
57.2
939
4.5
156.5
3
53.3
1.4
4.8
19
112
16Alex Smith
A. Smith
10
6
62
125
49.6
682
5.5
113.7
0
32.8
0.0
8.0
24
153
17Sage Rosenfels
S. Rosenfels
10
6
97
166
58.4
1,101
6.6
183.5
8
69.4
4.8
6.0
6
39
18Chris Weinke
C. Weinke
10
6
132
214
61.7
1,356
6.3
226.0
6
69.8
2.8
4.7
9
64
19Anthony Wright
A. Wright
10
6
66
146
45.2
669
4.6
111.5
3
37.2
2.1
6.8
15
101
20Zach Wilson
Z. Wilson
9
6
104
181
57.5
1,168
6.5
194.7
4
63.5
2.2
5.0
19
160
21Taylor Heinicke
T. Heinicke
9
6
150
241
62.2
1,666
6.9
277.7
9
79.6
3.7
3.7
9
56
22Cam Newton
C. Newton
9
6
134
229
58.5
1,847
8.1
307.8
7
78.3
3.1
3.9
10
60
23Josh Johnson
J. Johnson
9
6
91
167
54.5
1,029
6.2
171.5
6
62.7
3.6
5.4
16
96
24Ken Dorsey
K. Dorsey
9
6
96
182
52.7
931
5.1
155.2
5
55.9
2.7
4.9
11
81
25Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
9
6
116
211
55.0
1,221
5.8
203.5
5
62.1
2.4
4.3
15
103
StatMuse has game-level data for intercepted passes going back to the 1950 season.

More Buccaneers Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

23.5

14th

OPP PPG

25.8

25th

RUSH YDS/G

111.2

20th

PASS YDS/G

224.4

17th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
Falcons Falcons
4
7
0
.364
Saints Saints
2
9
0
.182
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/30
ARI ARI
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
NO NO
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/21
TB TB
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
TB TB
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Last Game

7

Final

34

LAR Rams

9 - 2

Sun 23 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
5
0
.545
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
5
5
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
7
3
1
.682
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Thu
11/27
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:20 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM
Sun
11/30
JAX JAX
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM