nfl qb most interceptions 1971

Dennis Shaw threw the most interceptions by a quarterback in 1971, with 26 interceptions.

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NFL qb most passing interceptions 1971
NAMEINTSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dennis Shaw
D. Shaw
26
1971
13
149
291
51.2
1,813
6.2
139.5
11
46.1
3.8
8.9
33
276
2John Hadl
J. Hadl
25
1971
14
233
431
54.1
3,075
7.1
219.6
21
68.9
4.9
5.8
16
145
3John Brodie
J. Brodie
24
1971
14
208
387
53.7
2,642
6.8
188.7
18
65.0
4.7
6.2
11
111
4Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
23
1971
14
174
325
53.5
2,319
7.1
165.6
13
60.3
4.0
7.1
22
222
5Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
22
1971
14
203
373
54.4
2,259
6.1
161.4
13
59.7
3.5
5.9
33
287
6Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
21
1971
14
127
270
47.0
1,702
6.3
121.6
7
43.8
2.6
7.8
20
152
7Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
21
1971
13
226
386
58.5
2,567
6.7
197.5
11
65.4
2.8
5.4
27
232
8Scott Hunter
S. Hunter
17
1971
13
75
163
46.0
1,210
7.4
93.1
7
46.1
4.3
10.4
11
81
9Bob Berry
B. Berry
16
1971
11
136
226
60.2
2,005
8.9
182.3
11
75.9
4.9
7.1
21
150
10Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
16
1971
14
118
242
48.8
1,717
7.1
122.6
16
66.8
6.6
6.6
18
172
11Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
16
1971
14
158
328
48.2
2,158
6.6
154.1
19
68.6
5.8
4.9
36
319
12Bobby Douglass
B. Douglass
15
1971
12
91
225
40.4
1,164
5.2
97.0
5
37.0
2.2
6.7
30
235
13Pete Liske
P. Liske
15
1971
14
143
269
53.2
1,957
7.3
139.8
11
67.1
4.1
5.6
13
134
14Jim Hart
J. Hart
14
1971
11
110
243
45.3
1,626
6.7
147.8
8
54.7
3.3
5.8
13
139
15Don Horn
D. Horn
14
1971
9
89
173
51.4
1,056
6.1
117.3
3
42.4
1.7
8.1
8
67
16Len Dawson
L. Dawson
13
1971
14
167
301
55.5
2,504
8.3
178.9
15
81.6
5.0
4.3
30
303
17Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
13
1971
14
166
306
54.2
2,221
7.3
158.6
13
74.0
4.2
4.2
16
110
18Greg Landry
G. Landry
13
1971
14
136
261
52.1
2,237
8.6
159.8
16
80.9
6.1
5.0
29
232
19Steve Ramsey
S. Ramsey
13
1971
9
84
178
47.2
1,120
6.3
124.4
5
46.6
2.8
7.3
13
105
20Pete Beathard
P. Beathard
12
1971
9
60
141
42.6
1,030
7.3
114.4
6
46.7
4.3
8.5
6
46
21Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
12
1971
14
84
167
50.3
1,210
7.2
86.4
7
58.2
4.2
7.2
11
89
22Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
10
1971
14
180
352
51.1
2,238
6.4
159.9
17
75.4
4.8
2.8
25
200
23Kent Nix
K. Nix
10
1971
8
51
137
37.2
760
5.5
95.0
6
40.4
4.4
7.3
10
91
24Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
9
1971
7
19
57
33.3
315
5.5
45.0
0
13.3
0.0
15.8
3
21
25Bob Griese
B. Griese
9
1971
14
145
263
55.1
2,089
7.9
149.2
19
90.9
7.2
3.4
23
248
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