How NFL interceptions actually behave

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Across 36 NFL players with at least 10 logged games in interceptions, this page measures 619 games in total. The median player in that field averages 0.6 interceptions. The line closest to a coin flip sits at 0.5 for the median of the 36 players whose distribution supports one. Half the field is more often over it, half more often under. The deepest sample here is Drake Maye, with 25 logged games. Of the 2 players whose spread can be measured, 0 cluster tightly around their average, 1 vary moderately and 1 swing widely. 36 of them have at least three games home and away, so the venue gap below is measured rather than assumed. Every figure is counted from official box scores and describes games already played. It is not a projection, and on its own it says nothing about whether any price on offer is worth taking.

Measured as of 2026-11-15, rebuilt daily from official box scores. Window: 2025-10-12 to 2026-11-12. No prices appear on this page.

619 logged player-games from 336 unique games. A player-game is one player in one game, so a single game counts once for every player it logged.

Where the coin-flip line sits in NFL interceptions

Each player's own most balanced threshold: the half-point line he has finished above in closest to half his logged games, measured from his distribution rather than read off a book. Deepest sample first, not best to worst.

NFL interceptions: measured field
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageBalanced lineHit rate there
Drake MayePatriots250.8 interceptionsOver 0.515 of 25 (60%)
Matthew StaffordRams240.7 interceptionsOver 0.511 of 24 (46%)
Bo NixBroncos220.5 interceptionsOver 0.511 of 22 (50%)
Sam DarnoldSeahawks220.9 interceptionsOver 0.513 of 22 (59%)
Aaron RodgersSteelers210.5 interceptionsOver 0.58 of 21 (38%)
Caleb WilliamsBears210.7 interceptionsOver 0.59 of 21 (43%)
Dak PrescottCowboys210.6 interceptionsOver 0.58 of 21 (38%)
Jordan LovePackers210.5 interceptionsOver 0.510 of 21 (48%)
Josh AllenBills210.8 interceptionsOver 0.511 of 21 (52%)
Trevor LawrenceJaguars210.6 interceptionsOver 0.510 of 21 (48%)
Bryce YoungPanthers200.7 interceptionsOver 0.512 of 20 (60%)
Cam WardTitans200.5 interceptionsOver 0.59 of 20 (45%)
Jacoby BrissettCardinals200.8 interceptionsOver 0.512 of 20 (60%)
Jared GoffLions200.4 interceptionsOver 0.57 of 20 (35%)
Justin HerbertChargers201.0 interceptionsOver 0.516 of 20 (80%)
C.J. StroudTexans190.6 interceptionsOver 0.58 of 19 (42%)
Geno SmithJets190.6 interceptionsOver 0.510 of 19 (53%)
Baker MayfieldBuccaneers180.8 interceptionsOver 0.511 of 18 (61%)
Kirk CousinsRaiders180.7 interceptionsOver 0.59 of 18 (50%)
Tyler ShoughSaints180.7 interceptionsOver 0.510 of 18 (56%)
Brock Purdy49ers170.8 interceptionsOver 0.510 of 17 (59%)
Daniel JonesColts170.9 interceptionsOver 0.512 of 17 (71%)
Patrick MahomesChiefs170.8 interceptionsOver 0.510 of 17 (59%)
Jalen HurtsEagles160.5 interceptionsOver 0.54 of 16 (25%)
Joe BurrowBengals140.8 interceptionsOver 0.56 of 14 (43%)
Lamar JacksonRavens140.5 interceptionsOver 0.56 of 14 (43%)
J.J. McCarthyGiants130.8 interceptionsOver 0.58 of 13 (62%)
Malik WillisDolphins120.5 interceptionsOver 0.55 of 12 (42%)
Michael Penix Jr.Falcons120.5 interceptionsOver 0.53 of 12 (25%)
Jameis WinstonGiants110.6 interceptionsOver 0.55 of 11 (45%)
Jaxson DartGiants110.3 interceptionsOver 0.53 of 11 (27%)
Jayden DanielsCommanders110.5 interceptionsOver 0.54 of 11 (36%)
Mac Jones49ers110.5 interceptionsOver 0.54 of 11 (36%)
Marcus MariotaCommanders110.5 interceptionsOver 0.55 of 11 (45%)
Shedeur SandersBrowns110.9 interceptionsOver 0.56 of 11 (55%)
Tua TagovailoaFalcons101.2 interceptionsOver 0.57 of 10 (70%)

The steadiest NFL interceptions records

Standard deviation in the market’s own units, and the same figure as a share of the player’s average so it means the same thing in points as in passing yards. A narrow spread means the average is close to what a typical game actually looked like; it says nothing about what the next one will look like.

The steadiest NFL interceptions records
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageStandard deviationSpread as % of average
Justin HerbertChargers201.0 interceptions0.663%
Tua TagovailoaFalcons101.2 interceptions1.190%

The widest NFL interceptions swings

The other end of the same measurement. A wide spread means the average describes the middle of a broad range rather than a typical night, which is worth knowing before reading anything into that average.

The widest NFL interceptions swings
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageStandard deviationSpread as % of average
Tua TagovailoaFalcons101.2 interceptions1.190%
Justin HerbertChargers201.0 interceptions0.663%

The widest home and away gaps in NFL interceptions

Both averages are over the games actually played at each venue, and the game count for each is in the cell beside it. A gap measured over a handful of games either way is one you cannot distinguish from noise. This table prints the denominators so you can tell which is which. Three games a side is the floor for appearing here at all.

NFL interceptions: venue gaps
PlayerClubHome (games)Away (games)Gap
Joe BurrowBengals1.5 (6)0.3 (8)1.2 at home
C.J. StroudTexans0.1 (9)1.1 (10)1.0 away
Caleb WilliamsBears1.1 (11)0.3 (10)0.8 at home
Jalen HurtsEagles0.1 (7)0.8 (9)0.7 away
Aaron RodgersSteelers0.3 (12)0.9 (9)0.6 away
Michael Penix Jr.Falcons0.2 (6)0.8 (6)0.6 away
Malik WillisDolphins0.8 (6)0.2 (6)0.6 at home
Marcus MariotaCommanders0.2 (5)0.8 (6)0.6 away
Matthew StaffordRams0.4 (10)0.9 (14)0.5 away
Baker MayfieldBuccaneers0.6 (9)1.0 (9)0.4 away

Ahead of their own baseline over the last five

Last five logged games against the full log, reported only where the gap is more than a tenth of the player’s own average. It is a description of five games that have been played and it is not a forecast of the sixth.

Ahead of their own baseline over the last five
PlayerClubLast 5Full logDifference
Michael Penix Jr.Falcons1.0 interceptions0.5 over 12100% above
Cam WardTitans0.8 interceptions0.5 over 2078% above
Jacoby BrissettCardinals1.2 interceptions0.8 over 2060% above
Malik WillisDolphins0.8 interceptions0.5 over 1260% above
Sam DarnoldSeahawks1.4 interceptions0.9 over 2254% above
Aaron RodgersSteelers0.8 interceptions0.5 over 2153% above
Caleb WilliamsBears1.0 interceptions0.7 over 2140% above
Dak PrescottCowboys0.8 interceptions0.6 over 2140% above
Justin HerbertChargers1.4 interceptions1.0 over 2040% above
Daniel JonesColts1.2 interceptions0.9 over 1727% above

Behind their own baseline over the last five

The same comparison in the other direction, and the same caveat: five games is five games, and a run below a baseline is as often noise as it is a change.

Behind their own baseline over the last five
PlayerClubLast 5Full logDifference
Mac Jones49ers0.0 interceptions0.5 over 11100% below
Marcus MariotaCommanders0.0 interceptions0.5 over 11100% below
Bo NixBroncos0.2 interceptions0.5 over 2263% below
Lamar JacksonRavens0.2 interceptions0.5 over 1460% below
Shedeur SandersBrowns0.4 interceptions0.9 over 1156% below
J.J. McCarthyGiants0.4 interceptions0.8 over 1353% below
Tua TagovailoaFalcons0.6 interceptions1.2 over 1050% below
Patrick MahomesChiefs0.4 interceptions0.8 over 1748% below
C.J. StroudTexans0.4 interceptions0.6 over 1937% below
Jameis WinstonGiants0.4 interceptions0.6 over 1137% below

Common questions

Where does the NFL interceptions coin-flip line sit?

At the half-point threshold each player has finished above in about half their logged games. It is measured per player from their own distribution rather than read off a sportsbook, which is why it is on this page at all: a posted line moves through the day and this page is rebuilt once, so a number taken from a book would be wrong by morning.

Is this a ranking of the best NFL interceptions props?

No. Nothing here is ordered by how good a bet it is, and no price is quoted anywhere on the page. The tables are ordered by sample depth, by spread and by the size of a measured gap, because those are the things a game log can actually establish.

How many games are behind each interceptions figure?

The count is printed beside every one of them. A player only appears once they have ten or more logged games in the market, and games they did not play are absent rather than counted as zero, so an average describes games they were actually in.

Does a interceptions trend on this page predict the next game?

No. A trend here is a comparison between a player’s last five logged games and their full log, and it is reported only when the gap is large enough to be worth naming. It is a description of what has happened, and history is not a forecast.

What these tables are measuring, explained: how to read a hit rate and what its denominator hides, what an over/under line is and what it is not.

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