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Matt Cassel

Matthew Brennan Cassel

Position: QB
Height: 6-5    Weight: 230 lbs.

Born: May 17, 1982 in Northridge, CA
College: USC   (school history)    (Cassel college stats)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 7th round (230th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 35 (2667th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD AV
2005 23 NWE 16 2 0 13 24 54.2 183 2 8.3 1 4.2 36 7.6 7.4 14.1 91.5 89.4 1 1 7.3 7.1 4.0 1
2006 24 NWE 16 6 0 5 8 62.5 32 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 4.0 4.0 6.4 5.3 70.8 3 15 1.5 1.5 27.3 0
2007 25 NWE 16 6 0 4 7 57.1 38 0 0.0 1 14.3 21 5.4 -1.0 9.5 6.3 32.7 0 0 5.4 -1.0 0.0 0
2008 26 NWE QB 16 16 15 10-5-0 327 516 63.4 3693 21 4.1 11 2.1 76 7.2 7.0 11.3 230.8 89.4 47 219 6.2 6.0 8.3 2 2 17
2009 27 KAN QB 7 15 15 4-11-0 271 493 55.0 2924 16 3.2 16 3.2 61 5.9 5.1 10.8 194.9 69.9 42 243 5.0 4.3 7.9 1 2 7
2010* 28 KAN QB 7 15 15 10-5-0 262 450 58.2 3116 27 6.0 7 1.6 75 6.9 7.4 11.9 207.7 93.0 26 182 6.2 6.6 5.5 1 2 12
2011 29 KAN QB 7 9 9 4-5-0 160 269 59.5 1713 10 3.7 9 3.3 52 6.4 5.6 10.7 190.3 76.6 22 120 5.5 4.8 7.6 1 2 3
Career 69 54 28-26-0 1042 1767 59.0 11699 76 4.3 45 2.5 76 6.6 6.3 11.2 169.6 82.5 141 780 5.7 5.5 7.4 5 8 40
4 yrs NWE 30 15 10-5-0 349 555 62.9 3946 23 4.1 13 2.3 76 7.1 6.9 11.3 131.5 88.2 51 235 6.1 5.9 8.4 2 2 18
3 yrs KAN 39 39 18-21-0 693 1212 57.2 7753 53 4.4 32 2.6 75 6.4 6.1 11.2 198.8 80.0 90 545 5.5 5.2 6.9 3 6 22

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Advanced Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
2008 26 NWE QB 16 16 15 10-5-0 516 104 101 107 105 108 100 112 83 108
2009 27 KAN QB 7 15 15 4-11-0 493 80 79 83 83 80 89 95 86 83
2010* 28 KAN QB 7 15 15 10-5-0 450 98 99 109 110 92 120 119 106 110
2011 29 KAN QB 7 9 9 4-5-0 269
Career 69 54 28-26-0 1767

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
2005 23 NWE 16 2 0 6 12 0 9 2.0 6.0 3.0 12 0 2
2006 24 NWE 16 6 0 2 4 0 5 2.0 0.7 0.3 4 0 1
2007 25 NWE 16 6 0 4 12 1 15 3.0 2.0 0.7 12 1 1
2008 26 NWE QB 16 16 15 73 270 2 19 3.7 16.9 4.6 270 2 7
2009 27 KAN QB 7 15 15 50 189 0 13 3.8 12.6 3.3 189 0 14
2010* 28 KAN QB 7 15 15 33 125 0 23 3.8 8.3 2.2 125 0 3
2011 29 KAN QB 7 9 9 25 99 0 11 4.0 11.0 2.8 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4 0.1 -0.4 95 0 5
Career 69 54 193 711 3 23 3.7 10.3 2.8 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 0.0 -0.1 707 3 33
4 yrs NWE 30 15 85 298 3 19 3.5 9.9 2.8 298 3 11
3 yrs KAN 39 39 108 413 0 23 3.8 10.6 2.8 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 0.0 -0.1 409 0 22

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
2005 23 NWE 16 2 0 0 2 1 -1 0
2006 24 NWE 16 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
2007 25 NWE 16 6 0 0 1 1 -9 0
2008 26 NWE QB 16 16 15 0 7 2 -24 0 2 0
2009 27 KAN QB 7 15 15 0 14 4 -29 0 4 0
2010* 28 KAN QB 7 15 15 0 3 0 -2 0
2011 29 KAN QB 7 9 9 0 5 0 -3 0
Career 69 54 0 33 8 -68 0 6 0
4 yrs NWE 30 15 0 11 4 -34 0 2 0
3 yrs KAN 39 39 0 22 4 -34 0 4 0

Kicking & Punting

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
2008 26 NWE QB 16 16 15 1 57 57 0 57.0
Career 69 54 1 57 57 0 57.0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2007 25 NWE 16 6 0 1 1 6
2008 26 NWE QB 16 16 15 2 2 12
Career 69 54 3 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
2010

Approximate Value
2008 NFL 17 (8)

Passes Completed
2008 NFL 327 (9)
Active 1042 (26)
Career 1042 (142)

Pass Attempts
2008 NFL 516 (9)
Active 1767 (26)
Career 1767 (146)

Passing Yds
2008 NFL 3693 (8)
Active 11699 (26)
Career 11699 (150)

Passing TD
2008 NFL 21 (10)
2010 NFL 27 (8)
Active 76 (23)
Career 76 (146)

Passer Rating
2008 NFL 89.4 (10)
2010 NFL 93.0 (8)
Active 82.5 (19)
Career 82.5 (38)

Passes Intercepted
2009 NFL 16 (7)

Sacked
2008 NFL 47 (1/63)
2009 NFL 42 (4)
Active 141 (23)
Career 141 (116)

Sacked Yds Lost
2008 NFL 219 (7)
2009 NFL 243 (6)
Active 780 (28)
Career 780 (142)

Passing Yds/Game
2008 NFL 230.8 (10)
Active 195.0 (25)
Career 195.0 (52)

Yds/Pass Att
Active 6.6 (28)
Career 6.6 (166)

Yds/Pass Cmp
Active 11.2 (30)

Pass Attempts/Game
Active 29.5 (21)
Career 29.5 (38)

Adj Yds/Pass Att
2010 NFL 7.42 (9)
Active 6.34 (22)
Career 6.34 (64)

Net Yds/Pass Att
Career 5.72 (119)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att
2010 NFL 6.64 (8)
Active 5.46 (24)
Career 5.46 (53)

Passes Completed/Game
Active 17.4 (23)
Career 17.4 (42)

Pass Completion %
Active 59.0% (27)
Career 59.0% (52)

Pass Intercept. %
2008 NFL 2.1% (7)
2010 NFL 1.6% (4/38)
Active 2.5% (11)
Career 2.5% (13)

Passing TD %
2010 NFL 6.0% (3)
Active 4.3% (16)
Career 4.3% (93)

Sack %
Career 7.39% (113)

Game-Winning Drives
Active 8 (30)
Career 8 (141)

Comebacks
2008 NFL 2 (10)
Career 5 (164)

Total Offense
2008 NFL 3744 (8)
Active 11630 (27)
Career 11630 (133)

Fumbles
2009 NFL 14 (1/41)
Active 33 (29)

Fumbles Recovered
2009 NFL 4 (5)

 

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
2005 23 2 QB 19 55
2006 24 6 QB 2 64
2007 25 6 QB 7 70
2008 26 16 QB 291 38 8 38
2009 27 15 QB 200 21
2010 28 15 QB 285 12 78
2011 29 9 QB 120 31
924 38

College

Passing Rushing Receiving
Year Age College/Univ G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Y/A Cmp% Rate Y/G Att Yds TD Y/A Y/G Rec Yds TD Y/R
2001 19 usc 3 3 22 0 7.3 7.3 1 12 0 12.0
2002 20 usc 3 1 1 0 1.0 0.3
2003 21 usc 2 1 -2 0 -2.0 -1.0
2004 22 usc 5 6 11 0 1.8 2.2
13 11 32 0 2.9 2.5 1 12 0 12.0