With five turnovers on ‘Monday Night Football,’ Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts helped sink his team during a 19-16 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers – and he fell short of matching an NFL record.
Well, short.
Sept. 24, 1950 was an excruciating day for Jim Hardy, then quarterback for the Chicago Cardinals. He threw eight interceptions and lost two fumbles in the Cardinals’ 45-7 loss to the Eagles, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Stan Grosshandler, a late sports historian who wrote about Hardy’s calamitous game. A box score published by Pro Football Reference also shows Hardy had eight interceptions.
But others quarterbacks suffered through brutal days, too.
Ty Detmer, former quarterback for the Detroit Lions, threw seven interceptions on Sept. 23, 2001 against the Cleveland Browns in the Lions’ 24-14 loss. He is not alone.
Other quarterbacks who threw seven interceptions in a game include: Steve DeBerg in 1986 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Ken Stabler in 1977 with the Oakland Raiders, Tommy Wade in 1965 with the PIttsburgh Steelers and Zeke Bratkowski in 1960 with the Chicago Bears.
The pain of six turnovers was experienced by the likes of Peyton Manning and Kurt Warner. And Hurts almost joined the six-turnover club in excruciating fashion.
Hurts even accomplished the rare feat of fumbling twice on one play. His final turnover, an interception, came off a tipped pass at the 1-yard line and ended the game in overtime.
The final tally: four interceptions, one lost fumble and turnover trauma for a lifetime.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones recently had a five-turnover game in a 27-20 loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 9.