Writing about interceptions

What is the best way to write this?

Quarterback John Doe had three passes intercepted, quarterback John Doe threw three interceptions or is there a better alternative?

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

The latter option:

Jake Delhomme threw six interceptions before being benched with 7:35 left in the first quarter.

 

Always go with active voice.

 

Agreed. He threw 'em, you write 'em. Let the parents whine all they want.

 

I was intending all along to include the fact the quarterback threw three interceptions in the story, along with his name. I just needed to know the best terminology, because I have been told in the past I used the wrong terminology.

 

Definitely the later. The less you can use mundane words like "had" that are boring, bog down stories and make it sound old the better the story will be.

 

You don't want to make Delhomme or his parents feel bad. It's OK to leave out his name.

 

Or "Shittville's defense picked off quarterback John Doe three times."

 

Is this another Brett Favre thread?

 

Always use active voice.


Just like in headlines:
Aggies shocked by Eastern Michigan
(You see this a lot on the major sports sites, because they think they have to get a ranked team mentioned first).

Eastern Michigan shocks Aggies
(This is more succinct, better worded and more active).

 

Hank, "Aggies shocked by Eastern Michigan" is used on websites for search engine optimization. Getting the team that's more likely to be Googled first puts your results higher on the Google search.

 

Mr. X

Technically, both of your choices are grammatically incorrect.

Had denotes consent.

Presumably, the QB didn't intend to throw the ball to the other team.

Plus had is an exceedingly boring word.

On the second, he didn't throw three interceptions. He threw three passes that were intercepted.

But the meaning is clear, and I say "threw three interceptions" all the time.