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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

Career AV: 18 (4678th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 7th round (230th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.

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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% 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 17
2009 27 KAN 7 8 144 259 55.6 1472 10 3.9 6 2.3 54 5.7 5.4 10.2 184.0 75.3 29 161 4.6 4.3 10.1
Career 38 15 10-5-0 493 814 60.6 5418 33 4.1 19 2.3 76 6.7 6.4 11.0 142.6 84.1 80 396 5.6 5.4 8.9 18
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 18
1 yr KAN 8 144 259 55.6 1472 10 3.9 6 2.3 54 5.7 5.4 10.2 184.0 75.3 29 161 4.6 4.3 10.1

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 10-5-0 516 104 101 107 105 107 100 112 85 107
2009 27 KAN 7 8 259 79 75 88 85 84 99 108 73 91
Career 38 15 10-5-0 814 96 92 101 98 99 100 111 81 102

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 7 8 32 126 0 12 3.9 15.8 4.0 126 0 8
Career 38 15 117 424 3 19 3.6 11.2 3.1 424 3 19
4 yrs NWE 30 15 85 298 3 19 3.5 9.9 2.8 298 3 11
1 yr KAN 8 32 126 0 12 3.9 15.8 4.0 126 0 8

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 7 8 0 8 2 -14 0 2 0
Career 38 15 0 19 6 -48 0 4 0
4 yrs NWE 30 15 0 11 4 -34 0 2 0
1 yr KAN 8 0 8 2 -14 0 2 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 38 15 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 38 15 3 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Passes Completed

2008 NFL 327 (9/85)

Pass Attempts

2008 NFL 516 (9)

Passing Yds

2008 NFL 3693 (8)

Passing TD

2008 NFL 21 (10)

Passer Rating

2008 NFL 89.4 (10)

Sacked

2008 NFL 47 (1/60)

2009 NFL 29 (2)
Active 80 (29)
Career 80 (162)

Sacked Yds Lost

2008 NFL 219 (7)
2009 NFL 161 (4)

Passing Yds/Game

2008 NFL 230.8 (10)
Career 142.6 (135)

Pass Attempts/Game

Career 21.4 (128)

Fumbles

2009 NFL 8 (2)

Passes Completed/Game

Active 13.0 (30)
Career 13.0 (93)

Pass Intercept. %

2008 NFL 2.1% (7)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

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 8 QB 119 22
438 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 1 2 5 0 0 2.5 50.0 1.7 3 22 0 7.3 7.3 1 12 0 12.0
2002 20 usc 3 3 4 27 0 0 6.8 75.0 131.7 9.0 1 1 0 1.0 0.3
2003 21 usc 2 6 13 63 0 0 4.8 46.2 86.9 31.5 1 -2 0 -2.0 -1.0
2004 22 usc 5 10 14 97 0 1 6.9 71.4 115.3 19.4 6 11 0 1.8 2.2
13 20 33 192 0 1 5.8 60.6 14.8 11 32 0 2.9 2.5 1 12 0 12.0