Tag: Interceptions

  • Eli Manning is an Elite Interceptions Thrower

    Eli Manning is an Elite Interceptions Thrower

    By throwing five interceptions in one game against the Seattle Seahawks, Eli Manning became only the second quarterback since 1985 to have two seasons or more with 25 interceptions.

  • Houston Texans – Matt Schaub Interceptions Killing Their Season

    Houston Texans – Matt Schaub Interceptions Killing Their Season

    The Houston Texans are giving up 27.8 points per game this season, or 139 through their first five games. Matt Schaub’s part in all of this? He is responsible for the four consecutive pick-six games, while other interceptions (he has turned the ball over nine times this season) have yielded 17 points for opponents.

  • Houston Texans – Matt Schaub Can’t Handle the Pressure

    Houston Texans – Matt Schaub Can’t Handle the Pressure

    For a usually efficient quarterback on a team that doesn’t take many risks on offense, Matt Schaub is having one horrible season so far when it comes to avoiding throwing interceptions, being solely responsible for the Houston Texans losing to the Seattle Seahawks.

  • Tom Brady Throws Less Interceptions Than Any Other NFL Quarterback

    Tom Brady Throws Less Interceptions Than Any Other NFL Quarterback

    While total interceptions and interception percentage are always a good way to see how well a quarterback handles the ball, the adjusted interceptions formula gives us a clearer version of who are the more responsible and careless passers in the NFL, as rookies Andrew Luck and Brandon Weeden tend towards the latter, while Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers seem to be the safest players to entrust the football with.