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Matt Schaub

QB (retired)

Matt Schaub: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 7 facts, every one from the play-by-play

17-year career across ATL, HOU, OAK, BAL. 26,071 career passing yards. 2x Pro Bowler.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Yards	26,071
TDs	138
INTs	93
Completions	2,211
TD/INT ratio	1.48

ATL backup (2004-06): 3 years behind Vick. HOU franchise QB (2007-13): 7 years, 2 Pro Bowls. Journeyman tail (2014-20): OAK, BAL, ATL return.

Trend

Schaub career arc

Phase	Years	Highlight
ATL backup	2004-2006	Behind Mike Vick
HOU starter	2007-2013	4,770 yds 2009
Journeyman	2014-2020	OAK, BAL, ATL

HOU years (2007-13): 23,826 yards in 7 seasons — basically his entire career. Everywhere else: 2,245 yards combined.

Split

Schaub career splits

Stop	Years	Yds	TDs
ATL backup	2004-06	1,032	6
HOU	2007-13	23,826	126
OAK	2014	57	0
BAL	2015	540	3
ATL return	2016-20	616	3

He led the entire NFL in passing yards in 2009 with 4,770 — beating Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and Tom Brady.

Rare

2009 NFL passing yards leaders

Rank	Player	Yards
1	Matt Schaub	4,770
2	Peyton Manning	4,500
3	Tony Romo	4,483
4	Drew Brees	4,388
5	Tom Brady	4,398

His 2012 season (4,613 yds, 24 TDs) led HOU to the AFC's #1 seed entering Week 14 — they collapsed to a Wild Card loss.

Comparison

Schaub HOU peak yards by season

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His 2013 collapse: 14 INTs in 10 games + 4 pick-sixes in 4 consecutive games — an NFL record that ended his HOU career.

Anomaly

Schaub 2013 collapse

Stat	2013
Games	10
INTs	14
Pick-sixes	4 in 4 straight
Result	Benched for T.J. Yates

Schaub's 2009 (4,770 yds) ranks 12th in single-season HOU/NFL franchise QB yardage history.

Comparison

Top single-season passing yards (HOU era)

Player	Year	Yards
C.J. Stroud	2023	4,108
Matt Schaub	2009	4,770
Matt Schaub	2012	4,613
Matt Schaub	2010	4,370
Deshaun Watson	2020	4,823

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