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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1 Herb Adderley+ GNB 23 14 0 7 132 1 50 0 0 2 4 15 0
2 Grady Alderman MIN 24 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
3 Art Anderson CHI 26 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 Taz Anderson STL 24 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 George Andrie DAL 22 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 Doug Atkins* CHI 32 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 Pervis Atkins RAM 27 14 0 0 4 2 0 0
8 John Baker PHI 27 7 0 0 0 1 3 0
9 Billy Ray Barnes WAS 27 10 0 0 4 1 0 0
10 Erich Barnes* NYG 27 14 0 6 61 0 22 0
11 Dick Bass* RAM 25 14 0 0 7 4 0 0
12 Maxie Baughan PHI 24 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
13 Chuck Bednarik PHI 37 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 Tom Bettis PIT 29 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 Don Bishop* DAL 28 14 0 6 134 0 44 0 0 0 2 84 1
16 Jim Boeke RAM 24 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 Bookie Bolin NYG 22 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 Bruce Bosley SFO 29 13 9 0 0 1 0 0
19 Don Bosseler WAS 26 14 0 0 3 2 0 0
20 Bobby Boyd BAL 25 14 0 7 163 0 38 0 0 1 4 16 0
21 Ordell Braase BAL 30 14 0 0 0 2 10 1
22 Rod Breedlove* WAS 24 14 0 3 27 0 12 0 0 0 3 0 0
23 Carl Brettschneider DET 31 14 0 2 15 0 11 0 0 0 3 0 0
24 Charley Britt RAM 24 11 0 3 50 0 28 0
25 Bill Brown MIN 24 14 0 0 1 1 0 0
26 Jim Brown* CLE 26 14 14 0 9 1 0 0
27 Roger Brown*+ DET 25 14 0 0 0 3 4 0 2
28 Timmy Brown* PHI 25 14 0 0 7 4 0 0
29 Ronnie Bull CHI 22 14 0 0 5 3 21 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
30 Amos Bullocks DAL 23 11 0 0 3 4 0 0
31 Mike Bundra DET 23 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 Jackie Burkett BAL 26 14 9 2 21 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 Don Burroughs PHI 31 12 0 7 96 0 28 0 0 0 3 0 0
34 Bill Butler MIN 25 14 12 5 80 1 39 0 0 3 3 7 0
35 J.C. Caroline CHI 29 14 0 2 21 0 21 0
36 Lew Carpenter GNB 30 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
37 Jimmy Carr PHI 29 14 0 3 59 0 25 0 0 0 1 0 0
38 Pete Case PHI 22 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
39 Howard Cassady 2TM 28 10 0 0 1 1 0 0
40 Don Chandler NYG 28 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
41 Jim Christopherson MIN 24 14 0 1 32 0 32 0
42 Bob Clemens BAL 23 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
43 Gail Cogdill* DET 25 14 0 0 2 1 7 1
44 Daniel Colchico SFO 27 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
45 Jim Colvin BAL 25 14 14 0 0 2 0 0
46 Bobby Joe Conrad STL 27 14 0 0 1 3 0 0
47 Vince Costello CLE 30 13 0 3 40 0 22 0 0 0 1 21 1
48 Johnny Counts NYG 23 14 0 0 4 2 0 0
49 Claude Crabb WAS 22 13 0 6 30 0 13 0 0 0 3 13 0
50 Irv Cross PHI 23 14 0 5 46 0 22 0 0 0 1 0 0
51 John David Crow* STL 27 14 0 0 14 3 14 0
52 Lindon Crow RAM 29 14 0 5 100 1 65 0
53 Dan Currie+ GNB 27 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
54 Andy Cvercko DAL 25 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
55 Willie Daniel PIT 25 13 0 5 85 1 49 0
56 Willie Davis+ GNB 28 14 0 0 0 3 0 1
57 Bob Denton MIN 28 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
58 Dean Derby MIN 27 11 11 4 0 0 0 0
59 Paul Dickson MIN 25 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
60 John Diehl BAL 26 14 0 0 1 2 0 0
61 Mike Ditka* CHI 23 14 14 0 4 3 0 1
62 Leon Donohue SFO 23 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
63 Eddie Dove SFO 25 14 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15 0
64 Mike Dowdle DAL 25 14 0 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0
65 Paul Dudley NYG 23 11 0 0 2 1 0 0
66 Doug Elmore WAS 23 14 0 2 28 0 24 0 0 1 1 0 0
67 Sam Etcheverry STL 32 14 3 0 6 2 0 0
68 Bob Ferguson PIT 23 13 0 0 3 1 0 0
69 Ross Fichtner CLE 24 14 0 7 76 0 31 0
70 Pat Fischer STL 22 12 0 3 41 0 25 0
71 Galen Fiss* CLE 31 14 0 4 81 0 40 0 0 0 4 0 0
72 Don Fleming CLE 25 12 0 2 13 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
73 Bill Forester*+ GNB 30 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
74 Joe Fortunato* CHI 32 14 0 3 44 0 36 0
75 Tom Franckhauser MIN 25 14 0 4 27 0 24 0 0 0 2 0 0
76 Bobby Franklin CLE 26 9 0 1 10 0 10 0
77 Bobby Freeman WAS 30 14 0 3 48 0 40 0 0 1 0 0 0
78 Bob Fry DAL 32 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
79 Mike Gaechter DAL 22 14 9 5 136 1 100 0 0 2 0 0 0
80 Bob Gain* CLE 33 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
81 Bob Gaiters 2TM 24 11 0 0 1 1 0 0
82 Prentice Gautt STL 24 13 0 0 1 2 0 0
83 Bill George CHI 33 13 0 2 26 0 15 0
84 Ernie Green CLE 24 13 0 0 2 3 9 0
85 Hank Gremminger GNB 29 14 0 5 88 0 35 0 0 0 1 0 0
86 Rosey Grier NYG 30 13 0 0 0 2 5 0
87 Earl Gros GNB 22 14 0 0 1 1 0 0
88 Dale Hackbart WAS 24 14 0 3 49 0 23 0 0 0 4 14 0
89 Dick Haley PIT 25 14 0 4 26 0 18 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
90 Alvin Hall RAM 28 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
91 Dave Hanner GNB 32 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
92 Wendell Harris BAL 22 14 9 2 52 0 38 0 0 4 2 9 0
93 Bob L. Harrison PHI 25 13 0 2 14 0 12 0
94 Rip Hawkins MIN 23 14 11 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
95 Matt Hazeltine* SFO 29 14 14 2 24 0 12 0 0 0 1 3 0
96 Mike Henry RAM 26 14 0 1 10 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0
97 Jimmy Hill* STL 34 14 0 2 15 0 15 0 0 0 1 0 0
98 Dick Hoak PIT 23 14 0 0 3 3 4 0
99 Roy Hord 2TM 28 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
100 Chuck Howley DAL 26 14 0 2 33 0 21 0 0 0 1 0 0
101 Sam Huff NYG 28 14 0 1 4 0 4 0
102 Jerry Huth MIN 29 14 12 0 0 1 0 0
103 Ken Iman GNB 23 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
104 George Izo WAS 25 1 0 0 2 2 0 0
105 Leroy Jackson WAS 23 10 0 0 2 1 0 0
106 Roland Jackson STL 22 5 0 0 0 1 2 0
107 Dick James WAS 28 14 0 0 4 1 0 0
108 Bill Jobko RAM 27 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
109 Charley Johnson STL 24 11 10 0 5 2 0 0
110 Deacon Jones RAM 24 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
111 Stan Jones CHI 31 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
112 Henry Jordan+ GNB 27 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
113 Sonny Jurgensen PHI 28 14 13 0 4 2 0 0
114 Carl Kammerer SFO 25 14 7 1 13 0 13 0 0 0 2 0 0
115 Alex Karras* DET 27 14 0 1 28 0 28 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
116 Jim Katcavage* NYG 28 14 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
117 Gorden Kelley WAS 24 11 0 2 11 0 11 0
118 Jim Kerr WAS 23 11 0 1 12 0 12 0
119 Brady Keys PIT 26 14 0 3 16 0 13 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
120 Ed Khayat WAS 27 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
121 Bob Kilcullen CHI 26 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
122 Billy Kilmer SFO 23 12 10 0 5 1 0 0
123 Phil King NYG 26 14 0 0 3 2 0 0
124 Bill Kirchiro BAL 22 8 0 0 0 1 0 0
125 Ken Kirk PIT 24 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
126 Bill Koman* STL 28 14 0 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0
127 Jerry Kramer*+ GNB 26 14 0 0 0 2 13 0
128 Rich Kreitling CLE 26 14 0 0 0 1 10 0
129 Joe Krupa PIT 29 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
130 Chuck Lamson MIN 23 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
131 Night Train Lane*+ DET 35 14 0 4 16 0 13 0 0 1 1 15 0
132 Dan LaRose DET 23 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
133 Yale Lary*+ DET 32 14 0 8 51 0 32 0 0 0 3 38 0
134 Bobby Layne PIT 36 13 11 0 7 2 0 0
135 Dick LeBeau DET 25 14 0 4 67 1 31 0 0 0 1 26 1
136 Earl Leggett CHI 29 14 0 0 0 4 5 0
137 Ray Lemek PIT 28 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
138 Jim Leo MIN 25 14 14 1
139 Dan Lewis DET 26 12 0 0 5 1 0 0
140 Bob Lilly* DAL 23 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
141 Gene Lipscomb* PIT 31 14 0 0 0 1 3 0
142 Cliff Livingston MIN 32 12 11 0 0 2 0 0
143 J.W. Lockett DAL 25 14 0 0 4 3 0 0
144 Gary Lowe DET 28 13 0 2 20 0 20 0 0 0 2 0 0
145 Lamar Lundy RAM 27 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
146 Dick Lynch NYG 26 13 0 5 90 0 27 0
147 Joe Marconi CHI 28 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
148 Jim Marshall MIN 25 14 14 0 0 2 0 0
149 Billy Martin CHI 24 14 0 0 3 3 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
150 Tommy Mason* MIN 23 14 11 0 9 3 0 0
151 Tom Matte BAL 23 14 0 0 2 1 0 0
152 Riley Mattson WAS 24 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
153 Doug Mayberry MIN 25 13 10 0 5 1 0 0
154 Mike McClellan PHI 23 14 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
155 Darris McCord DET 29 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
156 Jim McCusker PHI 26 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
157 Hugh McElhenny MIN 34 11 0 0 3 1 0 0
158 Max McGee GNB 30 14 0 0 2 3 16 0
159 Mike McGee STL 24 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
160 Marlin McKeever RAM 22 14 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
161 Ernie McMillan STL 24 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
162 Bennie McRae CHI 23 14 0 1 47 0 47 0 0 0 1 0 0
163 Eddie Meador RAM 25 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
164 Dale Meinert STL 29 5 0 1 12 0 12 0
165 Dale Memmelaar DAL 25 14 0 0 1 1 0 0
166 Don Meredith DAL 24 13 9 0 10 2 0 0
167 Jerry Mertens SFO 28 14 12 2 0 0 0 0
168 Dale Messer SFO 25 13 0 1 35 0 35 0 0 2 3 0 0
169 John Meyers DAL 22 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
170 Al Miller WAS 22 14 0 0 1 2 0 0
171 Lenny Moore* BAL 29 10 0 0 1 1 0 0
172 Tom Moore* GNB 24 14 0 0 4 2 0 0
173 Larry Morris CHI 29 14 0 2 9 0 9 0 0 0 2 0 0
174 Don Mullins CHI 23 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
175 Andy Nelson BAL 29 14 0 4 20 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0
176 Jim Ninowski CLE 26 7 7 0 2 1 0 0
177 Ray Nitschke GNB 26 14 0 4 56 0 28 0 0 1 4 0 0
178 John Nocera PHI 28 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
179 Dick Nolan DAL 30 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
180 Leo Nomellini SFO 38 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
181 Pettis Norman DAL 23 14 0 0 1 1 0 0
182 Jerry Norton DAL 31 14 0 2 21 0 21 0 0 0 4 11 0
183 Ed O'Bradovich CHI 22 14 0 0 0 5 0 0
184 Merlin Olsen* RAM 22 12 12 1 20 1 20 0 0 0 2 0 0
185 Jimmy Orr BAL 27 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
186 Clancy Osborne MIN 28 14 11 0 0 2 0 0
187 Don Owens STL 30 14 0 0 0 2 5 0
188 John Paluck WAS 27 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
189 Jack Pardee RAM 26 14 0 0 0 1 32 1 1
190 Bernie Parrish CLE 26 13 0 2 37 0 37 0
191 Jimmy Patton*+ NYG 29 14 0 7 125 0 45 0 0 1 3 0 0
192 Clarence Peaks PHI 27 14 0 0 9 1 0 0
193 Bob Pellegrini WAS 28 9 0 4 43 0 16 0 0 0 1 0 0
194 Bill Pellington BAL 35 14 0 2 29 0 21 0 0 0 1 0 0
195 Art Perkins RAM 22 13 0 0 5 2 0 0
196 Dick Pesonen NYG 24 13 0 2 24 0 17 0
197 Floyd Peters CLE 26 14 0 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
198 Richie Petitbon* CHI 24 14 0 6 212 1 101 0 0 1 1 23 0
199 Ed Pine SFO 22 14 13 2 16 0 13 0 0 0 1 18 0
200 Milt Plum DET 27 14 14 0 2 1 0 0
201 George Preas BAL 29 14 0 0 0 1 1 0
202 Jim Prestel MIN 25 14 14 0 1 1 0 0
203 Vince Promuto WAS 24 14 14 0 0 2 0 0
204 Mike Pyle CHI 23 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
205 Palmer Pyle BAL 25 6 6 0 0 1 0 0
206 Bill Quinlan GNB 30 14 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0
207 Mike Rabold MIN 25 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
208 Guy Reese DAL 23 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
209 John Reger PIT 31 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
210 Les Richter RAM 32 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
211 Jimmy Ridlon SFO 28 9 6 1 8 0 8 0 0 0 1 4 0
212 Jim Ringo*+ GNB 31 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
213 Joe Robb STL 25 14 0 0 0 2 14 0
214 Andy Robustelli NYG 37 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
215 Karl Rubke SFO 27 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
216 Marion Rushing STL 26 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
217 Joe Rutgens WAS 23 14 14 0 0 1 25 0
218 Mike Sandusky PIT 27 14 0 0 0 3 0 0
219 Bill Saul BAL 22 14 0 1
220 Charlie Scales CLE 24 14 0 0 1 1 0 0
221 Joe Schmidt*+ DET 30 14 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
222 Bob Schmitz PIT 24 9 0 3 65 1 24 0
223 Jim Schrader PHI 30 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
224 Tom Scott NYG 32 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 0
225 Ben Scotti PHI 25 14 14 4 72 0 39 0
226 Carver Shannon RAM 24 12 0 4 33 0 20 0 0 0 1 0 0
227 Ed Sharockman MIN 23 14 14 6 92 0 32 0 0 2 2 88 1
228 Don Shinnick BAL 27 14 0 5 16 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0
229 Jim Shofner CLE 27 14 0 4 86 0 35 0 0 1 4 0 0
230 Bob Simms 2TM 24 8 0 0 0 1 0 0
231 Billy Ray Sr. Smith BAL 27 13 0 0 0 2 0 0
232 Bobby Smith RAM 24 14 0 1 47 0 47 0
233 Gordie Smith MIN 23 5 0 0 0 1 0 0
234 Norm Snead* WAS 23 14 14 0 5 1 0 0
235 Billy Stacy STL 26 13 0 6 72 0 53 0 0 1 3 3 0
236 Bart Starr* GNB 28 14 14 0 8 1 0 0
237 Ernie Stautner PIT 37 14 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
238 Jim Steffen WAS 26 14 0 4 37 0 36 0 0 1 3 39 1
239 Larry Stephens RAM 24 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
240 Jack Stroud NYG 34 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
241 Pat Studstill DET 24 14 0 0 2 3 0 0
242 Andy Stynchula WAS 23 13 13 0 0 2 0 0
243 Charlie Sumner MIN 32 14 0 3 46 0 32 0 0 0 1 0 0
244 George Tarasovic PIT 32 14 0 4 55 0 37 0
245 Fran Tarkenton MIN 22 14 14 0 5 2 0 0
246 Jim Taylor*+ GNB 27 14 0 0 5 1 0 0
247 Rosey Taylor CHI 25 14 0 2 64 1 43 0 0 1 1 6 0
248 Clendon Thomas PIT 27 14 0 7 48 0 15 0
249 John Thomas SFO 27 14 13 0 0 1 0 0
250 Mick Tingelhoff MIN 22 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
251 Y.A. Tittle*+ NYG 36 14 14 0 6 2 0 0
252 Bill Triplett STL 22 14 0 1 24 0 24 0 0 1 3 20 0
253 Jerry Tubbs* DAL 27 14 0 4 35 0 21 0 0 0 1 0 0
254 Frank Varrichione* RAM 30 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
255 Jim Vollenweider SFO 23 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
256 Billy Wade CHI 32 14 14 0 7 2 0 0
257 Wayne H. Walker DET 26 14 0 1 47 0 47 0 0 1 1 0 0
258 Paul Ward DET 25 6 0 0 0 1 0 0
259 Tom Watkins DET 25 13 0 0 5 2 0 0
260 Allan Webb NYG 29 14 0 3 24 0 21 0 0 0 1 0 0
261 Alex Webster NYG 31 14 0 0 4 2 0 0
262 Jim Welch BAL 24 13 0 1 30 0 30 0 0 0 2 0 0
263 Bob Wetoska CHI 25 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
264 Dave Whitsell CHI 26 14 0 5 45 0 26 0
265 Jesse Whittenton GNB 28 14 0 3 40 0 36 0 0 0 2 0 0
266 Paul Wiggin CLE 28 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
267 Fred Williams CHI 33 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
268 Sam Williams DET 31 13 0 1 22 1 22 0 0 0 2 6 1
269 Larry Wilson* STL 24 14 14 2 59 1 57 0 0 0 1 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
270 Lloyd Winston SFO 23 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
271 Willie Wood* GNB 26 14 0 9 132 0 37 0
272 Abe Woodson* SFO 28 14 14 2 31 0 31 0 0 2 2 37 1
273 Mike Woulfe PHI 23 13 0 0 0 1 0 0