Most interceptions in a playoff game: Where does Trevor Lawrence's disaster debut land?
Trevor Lawrence endured a nightmare outing in his first playoff game for the Jacksonville Jaguars against the Los Angeles Chargers. He threw four interceptions and no touchdowns.
Going into the two-minute warning in the first half, he could not even lead the team down to field goal range. Thankfully, he threw for one touchdown to end the half, to ensure that the Jaguars did not remain scoreless.
It was as bad as it got in the first half and based on that alone, he moved into the leaderboard for most interceptions in a playoff game. Brett Favre is top of the list with six. Trevor Lawrence already had four in the first half.
It comes as a contrast to Brock Purdy's involvement in four touchdowns for the San Francisco 49ers against the Seattle Seahawks earlier in the day. This really was not a good look for Lawrence. Purdy was the last selection in this year's draft and Trevor Lawrence was the consensus first pick in 2021 Yet, their performances did not show that today.
Brock Purdy, an ill-considered 262th pick, having the game he had tonight and Trevor Lawrence, a hyped up 1st overall pick, having the game he’s having tonight is honestly why the NFL is the greatest sports league.
NFL QBs ahead of Trevor Lawrence with most interceptions in a playoff game ft. Brett Favre
The most interceptions in a playoff game are six. Only one of them came during the Super Bowl era.
Brett Favre threw six interceptions in the 2001 season when the Green Bay Packers played the St. Louis Rams. He threw for six interceptions and just two touchdowns.
The earliest instance of six interceptions in a playoff game came during the NFL Championship game in 1946. Frank Filchock of the New York Giants was the guilty party. Like Favre many years later, he also threw for two touchdowns against the Chicago Bears.
The 1950s saw two consecutive NFL Championship games, where the quarterback threw six interceptions. In 1954, Detroit Lions quarterback Bobby Layne threw six picks and no touchdowns.
The following year, in 1955, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Norm van Brocklin threw one touchdown but six interceptions. Both those games were against the Cleveland Browns. 14 quarterbacks have also thrown five interceptions in playoff games.
The NFL record for interceptions thrown in a playoff game is 6. Trevor Lawrence is halfway to tying it, and it's still the first quarter.
(The QBs who have thrown 6 interceptions in a playoff game are Brett Favre, Frank Filchock, Bobby Layne and Norm Van Brocklin.)
The good news for Trevor Lawrence is that he recovered to start the second half by throwing for two touchdowns in the third quarter. Further validation comes from the names on the list above. Apart from Frank Filchock, Bobby Layne, Norm Van Brocklin and Brett Favre all made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.