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season (2007): Started 12 games on his way to leading
the Tigers to a national championship…Threw for 2,407
yards and 21 touchdowns, including five games with threeor-more
TD passes…Led the Tigers to four come-frombehind
victories…Also served as holder on field goals and
extra points…Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week for
his performance vs. Auburn (Oct. 20) as he completed 22-
of-34 passes for 319 yards and three TDs…Became only
the fourth quarterback in LSU history to post back-to-back
300-yard games when he threw for a career-high 353 yards
at Alabama (Nov. 3) along with three TDs…Joined Russell
as the only quarterbacks in school history to throw three TD
passes in three straight games when he tossed three more
scores vs. Louisiana Tech (Nov. 10)…Showed his toughness
by playing most of the second half of LSU’s tripleovertime
victory vs. Arkansas (Nov. 23) with a separated
shoulder, an injury that came on a two-point conversion
run by Flynn early in the third quarter…Despite having to
leave the field to head to the locker room for treatment, still
finished the game and threw a career-high 47 passes with
22 completions, 209 yards passing and two touchdowns…
Missed the SEC Championship Game vs. Tennessee (Dec.
1) with the shoulder injury…Returned to action against
Ohio State in the BCS National Championship (Jan. 7), and
tied a school record with four touchdown passes in the Tigers’
38-24 win…Named Offensive MVP of the title game
after completing 19-of-27 passes, a season-high 70.4 percent,
for 174 yards and the four scores…Junior season
(2006): Played in a reserve role at quarterback in seven
games and served as the holder on field goal and extra
point attempts…Threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns
with one interception…Also rushed for 86 yards and a TD
on 13 attempts…Sophomore season (2005): Played
in seven games at quarterback and completed 27-of-48
passes for 457 yards, seven touchdowns and just one interception…Also
served as the holder on placekicks…Was
a perfect 7-of-7 for 139 yards and three touchdowns vs.
Ma t t Fl y n n’s Pr o St a t i s t i c s
North Texas (Oct. 29), with all three touchdowns coming
in the fourth quarter; became the only non-starter in LSU
history to come into a game and throw three TD passes
in a single quarter…Inserted into the SEC Championship
Game in the second half against Georgia (Dec. 3) when
Russell went down with an injury and threw a touchdown
pass…Started in place of an injured Russell in the Chickfil-A
Peach Bowl vs. Miami (Dec. 30) and was named Offensive
MVP in the 40-3 victory after throwing for 196 yards
and two touchdowns…Redshirt freshman season
(2004): Served as Tigers’ No. 3 quarterback and played
in all 12 games, seeing action at QB in three contests…
Served as team’s holder on placekicks…Completed 4-of-10
passes for 99 yards and a touchdown…First completion of
collegiate career was a 67-yard TD pass to Xavier Carter vs.
Mississippi State (Sept. 25).
personal
Given name Matthew Clayton Flynn…
Born in Tyler, Texas…Single…Father,
Alvin, was a three-year letterwinner (1967-69) at quarterback
at Baylor…High school: One of the top-rated
quarterbacks in the state at Robert E. Lee High in Tyler,
Texas…Ranked the No. 20 quarterback in the country by
Tom Lemming of ESPN.com…Was a member of the SuperPrep
Texas 124, Dallas Morning News Texas Top 100
and the Tyler Morning Telegraph All-East Texas Football
Team…Threw for 1,679 yards and nine touchdowns while
also showing his versatility with 305 yards rushing and 12
touchdowns…Displayed his toughness by leading team to
a semifinal appearance in one of the toughest classifications
in Texas with a broken foot for the last four games…Community
involvement: Signed autographs and posed for
photos at Pals Halloween Party…Interacted with kids and
signed autographs at Kids Day for the City of Green Bay…
Was a celebrity guest at fundraising dinner for the Donald
Driver Foundation…Hobbies/interests: Enjoys golfing,
hunting and fishing…Residence: Baton Rouge, La.
PASSING Yds/ Yds
Year Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rating
2008 Green Bay ........ 7 0 5 2 40.0 6 1.2 0 0 3 0 0 47.9
RUSHING
Year Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD
2008 Green Bay ........... 4 4 1.0 6 0
Additional statistics: Fumbles-Lost — 1-0.
NFL debut: at Detroit, 9/14/08
VETERANS
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
u2008 Selected by Green Bay Packers in seventh
round (209th overall) of ’08 NFL Draft,
April 27…Signed first contract, July 23.
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2008 REVIEW HISTORY
RECORDS &
Ma t t Fl y n n Ga m e -b y-Ga m e
2008, GREEN BAY
Date Opp Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int LG Sk W/L Rtg
09/08 Min (did not play)
09/14 at Det 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - -
09/21 Dal (did not play)
09/28 at TB 5 2 6 40.0 0 0 3 0 - 47.9
10/05 Atl (did not play)
10/12 at Sea (did not play)
10/19 Ind (did not play)
11/02 at Ten (did not play)
CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2011
Date Opp Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int LG Sk W/L Rtg
11/09 at Min (did not play)
11/16 Chi (did not play)
11/24 at NL 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - -
11/30 Car (did not play)
12/07 Hou 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - -
12/14 at Jax 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - -
12/22 at Chi 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - -
12/28 Det 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - -
’08 TOTALS 5 2 6 40.0 0 0 3 0 - 47.9
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