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<blockquote data-quote="PackinSteel" data-source="post: 175622" data-attributes="member: 415"><p>From Peter King's SI column:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/10/07/mmqb.week5/3.html" target="_blank">Column Here</a></p><p></p><p>Fun facts about the all-time interception co-leader, George Blanda, and the man who just tied Blanda's career record of 277 interceptions:</p><p></p><p>• Blanda threw 277 interceptions in 4,077 career passes. Favre has 277 interceptions in 8,433 attempts.</p><p></p><p>• Blanda played in an era where the interception was a way of life in the old AFL. Imagine this: In 1962, he threw one interception per each 9.95 attempts -- 42 picks in 418 throws. In Favre's worst interception year, 2005, he threw one interception each 20.93 throws -- 29 in 607 attempts.</p><p></p><p>• Blanda played in four decades (1949-75) and over six presidential administrations -- Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford -- and he was only a year from playing after a seventh president, Jimmy Carter, was elected.</p><p></p><p>• Blanda's career touchdown-to-interception ratio was minus-41. Favre is now plus-146.</p><p></p><p>• Blanda's career completion percentage: .477. Favre's: .612.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PackinSteel, post: 175622, member: 415"] From Peter King's SI column: [url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/10/07/mmqb.week5/3.html]Column Here[/url] Fun facts about the all-time interception co-leader, George Blanda, and the man who just tied Blanda's career record of 277 interceptions: • Blanda threw 277 interceptions in 4,077 career passes. Favre has 277 interceptions in 8,433 attempts. • Blanda played in an era where the interception was a way of life in the old AFL. Imagine this: In 1962, he threw one interception per each 9.95 attempts -- 42 picks in 418 throws. In Favre's worst interception year, 2005, he threw one interception each 20.93 throws -- 29 in 607 attempts. • Blanda played in four decades (1949-75) and over six presidential administrations -- Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford -- and he was only a year from playing after a seventh president, Jimmy Carter, was elected. • Blanda's career touchdown-to-interception ratio was minus-41. Favre is now plus-146. • Blanda's career completion percentage: .477. Favre's: .612. [/QUOTE]
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