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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/JPAnalyst on 2025-07-29 11:25:33+00:00.
A QB leading the league in sacks taken and interceptions (we will call this the Double Trouble) is fairly uncommon, occurring only five times in the 64 years that we have stats for both categories (going back to 1960). But it’s more common in recent years, with four of the five coming in this century, on average a Double Trouble every 6 years. It never happened before 1995, when three-time pro-bowler Dave Krieg of Arizona was the first to do it. The last Double Trouble winner was Same Howell in 2023. It’s kind of a difficult achievement because you have to be in the sweet spot of being bad enough to throw a lot of picks and get sacked a lot (sack are in part, a QB stat IMO), but good enough to be the starter week in and week out.
I also added a third metric, QB Losses, to create a new and exciting achievement…the Triple Frown (leading in sacks, picks, and losses). With a 4-13 record in 2023, Sam Howell came the closest anyone has come to winning the Triple Frown in the past thirty years, but narrowly missed out because the QB Loss leader, Bryce Young went 2-14. This leaves only one Triple Frown winner ever, Dave Krieg in 1995 (21 INT, 53 sacks, 4-12 record).
Here is a list of every quarterback with a Double Trouble:
| PLAYER (TEAM) | YEAR | INT | SACKS | RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Howell (WAS) | 2023 | 21 | 65 | 4-13 |
| Carson Wentz (PHI) | 2020 | 15 | 50 | 3-8-1 |
| Blake Bortles (JAX) | 2015 | 18 | 51 | 5-11 |
| John Kitna (DET) | 2007 | 20 | 51 | 7-9 |
| Dave Krieg (ARI) | 1995 | 21 | 53 | 4-12 |
In 1960, Cowboys QB Eddie LeBaron, just missed out on being a Triple Frown winner by one single sack. With an 0-9-1 record he led the NFL in QB losses, he led in picks with 25 (one more than Johnny Unitas), but his 24 sacks were one shy of leaders Jim Ninowski and Billy Wade.
Right now, we are in the golden age of the Double Trouble, who are the top candidates to be next?
Keep an eye out for my upcoming post on winners of the Triple Brown, once I figure out what that is.