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8 Matt Schaub - Biography

HEIGHT: 6-5
WEIGHT: 239
COLLEGE: Virginia
NFL EXP: 6th season

HONORS: 2009 AFC Offensive Player of the Week (2). 2008 AFC Offensive Player of the Week (14).

CAREER: Accurate, strong-armed and smart quarterback…has gained a reputation as one of the most accurate signal callers in the game after completing 66.2 percent of his throws over the last two years…has started 22 games over the past two seasons with the Texans and has thrown for 5,284 yards, 24 touchdowns and 19 interceptions…career totals include 6,317 passing yards, 30 touchdowns and 25 interceptions with a career passer rating of 86.2…already owns the Texans' career record with five 300-yard games, including four in 2008…also holds the franchise record for career passer rating with a mark of 90.3 since joining the club.

2008 (Houston 11/11): Started 11 games for the second consecutive year…missed one game due to illness and four because of a knee injury suffered against Minnesota…finished the season with a 6-5 record…threw for a career-high 3,043 yards and 15 touchdowns on 251-of-380 attempts…was sacked 23 times for 149 yards in losses…also rushed for two touchdowns…set franchise records for quarterback rating (92.7) and 300-yard passing games (four)…had the fourth-best completion percentage in the NFL (66.1), was second in yards per pass attempt (8.01), fourth in passing yards per game (276.6) and eight with a 92.7 passer rating…threw for 202 yards on 25-of-33 passing with one touchdown and two interceptions at Pittsburgh (9/7)…also rushed for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, the first of his career…passed for 188 yards on 17-of-37 passing with three interceptions at Tennessee (9/21)…completed 29-of-40 passes for 307 yards and three touchdowns at Jacksonville (9/28)…dressed but did not play because of illness vs. Indianapolis (10/5)…completed 22-of-42 pass attempts for 379 yards and one touchdown vs. Miami (10/12)…also ran the ball four times for 15 yards, including the game-winning three-yard touchdown run with :07 left on the clock…touchdown run capped the second game-winning drive of his career, rallying the Texans from a 28-23 deficit to a 29-28 win…completed 26-of-31 pass attempts for 267 yards and two touchdowns vs. Detroit (10/19)…connected on 24-of-28 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns vs. Cincinnati (10/26) and set a franchise record with a passer rating of 144.0…also completed a franchise-record 85.7 percent of his passes…completed 11-of-16 passes for 139 yards before injuring his knee in the second quarter…was replaced by QB Sage Rosenfels after halftime…inactive for next three games…dressed but did not play vs. Jacksonville (12/1)…returned to action at Green Bay (12/7) and threw for a career-high and franchise-record 414 yards on 28-of-42 passing…led the third game-winning drive of his career and second of the season, guiding the Texans 75 yards in nine plays to set up Kris Brown's game-winning 40-yard field goal…named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Packers…completed 23-of-39 attempts for 284 yards and a touchdown vs. Tennessee (12/14) and finished the day with a 90.1 QB rating…completed 19-of-36 pass attempts for 255 yards at Oakland (12/21)…completed 27-of-36 pass attempts for 328 yards and two touchdowns vs. Chicago (12/28)…surpassed 3,000 yards for the season and ended the year with a 92.7 QB rating.

2007 (Houston 11/11): Got his first chance to be an NFL starter…started 11 games…finished 192-of-289 for 2,241 yards and nine touchdown passes and nine interceptions and a quarterback rating of 87.3…missed portions of the season with a shoulder injury and concussion…was sacked 16 times for 126 yards…registered his first 300-yard game when he finished with 317 passing yards and a touchdown against Atlanta…had a season-high QB rating of 119.2 against Carolina…started his first game as a Texan vs. Kansas City (9/9)…finished 16-of-22 for 225 yards and a touchdown…connected with WR Andre Johnson midway through the second quarter for a 77-yard touchdown, the longest touchdown toss of his career…finished with a QB rating of 101.5…started at Carolina (9/16) and completed one of his best afternoons as a starter, finishing 20-of-28 for 227 yards and two touchdowns…after the Texans fell behind two scores, connected with WR Andre Johnson on a 31-yard touchdown…finished the game with a rating of 119.2, his best of the season…started vs. Indianapolis (9/23) and finished the game 27-of-33 for 236 yards and a touchdown…completed his last 14 pass attempts, the second-longest pass completion streak in team history…returned to Atlanta (9/30) against his former team and completed 28-of-40 passes for a career-high 317 yards and one touchdown pass...the touchdown pass was his 150th-career completion…finished with a 101.8 QB rating…started vs. Miami (10/7) and was 20-of-34 for 294 yards...led the Texans on his first-ever game-winning drive…with the ball spotted on the Texans' three-yard line to start the drive, he led the offense on 59 yards in eight plays over 1:32…drive set up a 57-yard field goal by Kris Brown for the win…finished with a QB rating of 74.9 and threw one interception…started at Jacksonville (10/14) and completed 19-of-31 passes for 259 yards…finished with a QB rating of 74.5…started vs. Tennessee (10/21) and was five-of-nine for 23 yards before leaving the game late in the first quarter with a knee injury…finished with a completion percentage of 55.5 and a QB rating of 60.9…was sacked twice for 19 yards…started at San Diego (10/28) and completed 11-of-18 passes for 77 yards before leaving the game in the second quarter with a head injury…threw two interceptions in the game and finished with his lowest QB rating of the season at 31.2…inactive due to injury at Oakland (11/4)...started vs. New Orleans (11/11) and finished 21-of-33 for 293 yards and two touchdowns…started the game by finding WR Andre Johnson for a 73-yard touchdown, the second-longest touchdown pass of his career... led the offense on two scoring drives in the fourth quarter, both resulting in field goals, to seal the victory…finished with a 63.6 completion percentage and a passer rating of 112.3, his second-highest of the season…his 293 passing yards were third-highest of the season…started at Cleveland (11/25) and finished 22-of-36 for 256 yards and two touchdowns…got the Texans on the board in the first quarter by connecting with WR Kevin Walter for a 17-yard touchdown…got the Texans on the board again late in the game when he found TE Owen Daniels for a six-yard touchdown…recorded his third multi-touchdown game of the season…threw two interceptions and was sacked twice for 19 yards…finished with a quarterback rating of 78.0…started at Tennessee (12/2) but left the game in the first quarter with a left shoulder injury…before his departure, went three-of-five for 34 yards with a long pass of 19 yards to TE Owen Daniels on the Texans' opening touchdown drive…inactive due to shoulder injury vs. Tampa Bay (12/9) and  Denver (12/13)...served as the third quarterback at Indianapolis (12/23) and vs. Jacksonville (12/30).

2006 (Atlanta 16/0): Played in all 16 games for the second consecutive season primary backup…threw for 208 yards on 18-of-27 passing with one touchdown and two interceptions…completed three-of-five pass attempts for 33 yards and one interception against Dallas (12/16)…saw his most extensive action of the year in the season finale at Philadelphia (12/31), completing 15-of-21 passes for 175 yards with one touchdown and one interception…finished that game with a 92.4 passer rating.

2005 (Atlanta 16/1): Played in all 16 games with one start, completing 33-of-64 passes for 495 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions…also rushed nine times for 76 yards (8.4 avg.)…played in fourth quarter at Seattle (9/18) and converted a two-point conversion to TE Alge Crumpler…entered the contest against Minnesota (10/2) in the second quarter and completed five-of-14 passes for 39 yards…made second career start against New England (10/9) and completed 18-of-34 passes for 298 yards with three touchdowns…finished the game with a 112.1 passer rating…led fourth quarter comeback from 15-point deficit to tie the game at 28 with four minutes remaining…saw action in the fourth quarter against New Orleans (12/12) and completed one-of-two passes, which set up a K Todd Peterson field goal…played in the second half against Carolina (1/1/06) and completed nine-of-13 passes for 110 yards with one touchdown.

2004 (Atlanta 6/1): Saw action in six games with one start and served as a backup to Michael Vick the remaining 10 games…completed 33-of-70 passes for 330 yards with one touchdown and four interceptions…saw the first NFL action of his career in relief in the fourth quarter and connected on two-of-four passes for nine yards at Kansas City (10/24)…entered in the fourth quarter and was zero-for-two with one interception at Tampa Bay (11/14)…made his first NFL start and completed 17-of-41 passes for 188 yards with two interceptions at New Orleans (11/28)…also rushed four times for 21 yards…the 188 yards were the second-most passing yards by a Falcons rookie quarterback in their first ever start…filled in as a sub in the second quarter and completed 14-of-22 passes for 132 yards with one touchdown and one interception at Seattle (1/2/05).

Holds Virginia career records for pass completions (716), attempts (1,069), passing yards (7,502), total offense yards (7,560), touchdown passes (56), 300-yard passing games (eight) and 200-yard passing games (20)…2003 Heisman Trophy candidate after being named the 2002 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year…completed 66.9 percent of his passes during his career, the second-best mark in NCAA Division I-A history, topped only by Tim Couch of Kentucky (67.15%, 1996-98)…completed 281-of-403 passes for 2,952 yards, 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a senior…All-ACC first-team selection, adding ACC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year honors, as a junior.

Selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round (90th overall) of 2004 NFL Draft…signed by Falcons on July 28, 2004…traded by Falcons to the Houston Texans on March 22, 2007.

Lettered in football, baseball and basketball at East High School in his hometown of West Chester, Pa….completed 277-of-544 passes for 3,990 yards and 35 touchdowns during his career as he set school records for pass attempts, completions, yards per game and total yards for the Vikings…three-year starting forward on the basketball team and a three-year letterman in baseball, starting as a pitcher, shortstop and third baseman…participated in the Atlanta Falcons Coaches Academy in addition to various charity golf tournaments and community outreach programs in 2004…married to Laurie…born Matthew Rutledge Schaub in West Chester, Pa.