If it wasn’t for a bit of good fortune, Ben Roethlisberger would’ve thrown a lot more interceptions in 2020. That’s the conclusion of Football Outsiders “Adjusted Interceptions” study that had Roethlisberger with the most near-picks last season.
According to their charting, Roethlisberger led the NFL with ten dropped INTs, the only quarterback in the league to hit double-digits. Only three others had nine: Nick Foles, Sam Darnold, and Kyler Murray.
If we assumed every one of those near-picks would’ve turned into actual interceptions, Roethlisberger would’ve finished last season with 20. It would’ve been just the second time he cracked 20+ only behind his single-season high of 23 picks in 2006.