Last time I took a look at Andrew Luck’s touchdowns during the 2014 season. Now we’ll take a look at the other side of the coin. Andrew Luck threw 20 interceptions during the season and playoffs in 2014. For this article we’ll take a look at all of his interceptions to see what Luck still needs to improve on going into his 4th season.
Let’s start by looking at some stats on Luck’s interceptions.
Receiver Breakdown
| Reggie Wayne | 5 |
| T.Y. Hilton | 4 |
| Coby Fleener | 3 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 3 |
| Donte Moncreif | 2 |
| Dwayne Allen | 1 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 1 |
| Zurlon Tipton | 1 |
Quarter Breakdown
| 1st Quarter | 4 |
| 2nd Quarter | 6 |
| 3rd Quarter | 5 |
| 4th Quarter | 5 |
Down Breakdown
| 1st Down | 2 |
| 2nd Down | 11 |
| 3rd Down | 7 |
| 4th Down | 0 |
Route Breakdown
| Go/Stop-n-Go/Out-n-Up | 6 |
| Out/In Route | 5 |
| Curl | 3 |
| Slant/Drag | 2 |
| HB Out/HB Angle | 2 |
| Post | 1 |
Location Breakdown
| Deep Left | 0 | Deep Middle | 3 | Deep Right | 4 |
| Intermediate Left | 2 | Intermediate Middle | 2 | Intermediate Right | 2 |
| Short Left | 3 | Short Middle | 2 | Short Right | 2 |
Distance Breakdown
| Fewer than 6 yards | 4 |
| Between 6 and 15 yards | 9 |
| Greater than 15 yards | 7 |
From this I noticed a slight pattern in Luck’s interceptions. He throws most of his interceptions on intermediate routes and routes that are under 15 yards. He also throws a lot of his interceptions on curl routes and on in and out routes. What that tells me, at least from a statistical standpoint, is that Luck has trouble identifying underneath coverage as that is usually the main cause of interceptions on those types of routes. A quarterback that cannot identify underneath coverage will struggle to complete passes over the middle of the field and throw interceptions to the players in short zones. However, this article is not about statistics, it’s about film analysis. So let’s take a look at Luck’s interceptions.