Does a player get credited on his total yardage stats for intercepting a pass thrown by the other team?
Does a player get credited for yardage if his attempt to catch the pass is interfered with and the ball is spotted at the point of the foul?
Does a player get credited on his total yardage stats for intercepting a pass thrown by the other team?
Does a player get credited for yardage if his attempt to catch the pass is interfered with and the ball is spotted at the point of the foul?
Yes, from the point of interception (not line of scrimmage).
No.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/david_sabino/07/24/quarterbacks-penalties/index.html
I was asking about receiving yards for catching the ball. Those statistics seem to be talking about running yards after the catch.
Interception return yards, fumble return yards, kick return yards, punt return yards, and receiving yards (… and etc.) are all distinct from each other. So, a defender who intercepts and returns a pass will be credited with interception return yards, but not receiving yards (because an “interception” is not the same thing as a “reception,” even though either may colloquially be referred to as a “catch”).
Of course, turnover return yards are pretty damn esoteric as far as stats go – kept only by a few, referenced almost never, and maybe difficult to even find.
Right, they’re only counting yards gained after the interception. Why would a defensive back get credit for the yards the ball is in the air? The more yards, the worse for the defense.
I think there’s a skills issue. An offensive player gets recognition for catching a pass. A defensive player making an interception is also catching a pass and doing so under more difficult circumstances - the pass wasn’t being thrown to him. So I figure he should get at least as much recognition as an offensive receiver gets.
But a long pass is not necessarily harder to intercept than a short pass. An interception is an interception.
If anything, a long pass is easier to intercept. The ball will be traveling more slowly and in a higher arc.