interception
noun
in·ter·cep·tion
ˌin-tər-ˈsep-shən 
1
a
: the action of intercepting
b
: the state of being intercepted
2
: something that is intercepted
especially
: an intercepted forward pass
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Jordan Love threw for 273 yards and an interception while Josh Jacobs picked up 87 yards and the team’s only touchdown on the ground.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Mills finished 27-of-45 for 292 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
McCarthy completed only 20 of his 42 pass attempts for 248 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Cutforth replaced Madsen for the rest of the game, ending the night 14-of-29 for 106 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.
—Idaho Statesman, 10 Nov. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Mills finished 27-of-45 for 292 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
McCarthy completed only 20 of his 42 pass attempts for 248 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Cutforth replaced Madsen for the rest of the game, ending the night 14-of-29 for 106 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.
—Idaho Statesman, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Interception.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interception. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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