oldest player to lead nfl in interceptions in a season

Darrell Green is the oldest with more than 0 interceptions in a season. He was 41 years old in 2001.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to lead NFL in defensive interceptions in a season
NAMEAgeINTSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Darrell Green
D. Green
41
1
2001
16
33
4
37
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Darrell Green
D. Green
40
3
2000
13
0.0
35
0
0
0
3Terence Newman
T. Newman
39
1
2017
16
25
10
35
0.0
0
3
0
0
0
0
4Charles Woodson
C. Woodson
39
5
2015
16
59
15
74
0.0
0
22
0
1
4
0
5Darrell Green
D. Green
39
3
1999
16
0.0
33
0
1
0
6Clay Matthews
C. Matthews
39
2
1995
16
0.0
1
0
1
0
7Ron McDole
R. McDole
39
1
1978
16
2
0
1
0
8James Harrison
J. Harrison
38
1
2016
15
39
14
53
5.0
39
0
0
2
0
0
9Terence Newman
T. Newman
38
1
2016
15
33
5
38
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10Charles Woodson
C. Woodson
38
4
2014
16
83
30
113
1.0
10
35
0
0
1
0
11Junior Seau
J. Seau
38
3
2007
16
57
16
73
3.5
35
28
0
0
0
0
12Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
38
2
2005
16
27
3
30
0.0
0
57
0
0
0
0
13Otis Smith
O. Smith
38
1
2003
16
48
10
58
1.5
17.5
0
0
1
1
0
14Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
38
2
2003
10
41
10
51
0.0
0
18
0
0
1
0
15Darrell Green
D. Green
38
3
1998
16
0.0
36
0
0
0
16Albert Lewis
A. Lewis
38
2
1998
15
1.0
74
1
0
0
17Sam Mills
S. Mills
38
1
1997
16
0.0
18
0
0
0
18Willie Brown
W. Brown
38
1
1978
13
0
0
0
0
19Ron McDole
R. McDole
38
2
1977
14
15
0
0
0
20Jimmy Johnson
J. Johnson
38
1
1976
14
17
0
0
0
21Mike Adams
M. Adams
37
3
2018
16
47
28
75
0.0
0
11
0
0
0
0
22James Harrison
J. Harrison
37
1
2015
15
27
13
40
5.0
38
6
0
2
0
0
23Terence Newman
T. Newman
37
3
2015
16
52
10
62
0.0
0
4
0
0
0
0
24Charles Woodson
C. Woodson
37
1
2013
16
75
22
97
2.0
18
13
0
3
2
1
25Ronde Barber
R. Barber
37
4
2012
16
71
21
92
1.0
2
160
1
1
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1940 season.

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