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MATT SCHAUB NOTESSCHAUB AMONG ALL-TIME GREATSQB Matt Schaub led the NFL with 4,770passing yards in 2009, the sixth-highestsingle-season total in NFL history.In Week 2 this season, Schaub throughfor an NFL-high 497 yards in a 30-27 overtimewin at Washington, setting a teamSchaub record. It was the 12th-highest singlegametotal in NFL history. Schaub completed 38-of-52passes for a 73.1 completion percentage. Only one playerin NFL history has a higher completion percentage whilethrowing for at least 475 yards in a game. Kansas City’s ElvisGrbac completed 39-of-53 passes for 504 yards againstOakland on November 5, 2000. In addition, Schaub andRedskins QB Donovan McNabb are one of just five setsof opposing quarterbacks who have thrown for more than400 yards in the same game.NFL ALL-TIME SINGLE-GAME PASSING TOTALSPlayer Date Tm Opp Att Cmp Pct YdsN. Van Brocklin 9/28/1951 LAN NYK 41 27 65.9 554Warren Moon 12/16/1990 Hou KC 45 27 60.0 527Boomer Esiason 11/10/1996 Ari Was 59 35 59.3 522Dan Marino 10/23/1988 Mia NYJ 60 35 58.3 521Phil Simms 10/13/1985 NYG Cin 62 40 64.5 513Drew Brees 11/19/2006 NO Cin 52 37 71.2 510Vince Ferragamo 12/26/1982 LAN Chi 46 30 65.2 509Y.A. Tittle 10/28/1962 NYG Was 39 27 69.2 505Elvis Grbac 11/5/2000 KC Oak 53 39 73.6 504B. Roethlisberger 12/20/2009 Pit GB 46 29 63.0 503Jake Plummer 10/31/2004 Den Atl 55 31 56.4 499Matt Schaub 9/19/2010 Hou Was 52 38 73.1 497Joe Namath 9/24/1972 NYJ Bal 28 15 53.6 496Billy Volek 12/19/2004 Ten Oak 60 40 66.7 492Boomer Esiason 10/7/1990 Cin LAN 45 31 68.9 490Tommy Kramer 11/2/1986 Min Was 35 20 57.1 490OPPOSING QUARTERBACKS WITH 400-PLUS YARDSDate QB, Tm Yds QB, Tm Yds12/20/82 Dan Fouts, SD 435 Ken Anderson, CIN 4169/21/86 Ken O’Brien, NYJ 479 Dan Marino, MIA 4489/13/92 Steve Young, SF 449 Jim Kelly, BUF 4039/4/94 Drew Bledsoe, NE 421 Dan Marino, MIA 4739/19/10 Donovan McNabb, WAS 426 Matt Schaub, HOU 497Schaub is the first Texan to pass for more than 4,000yards in a season and had the sixth-highest single-seasontotal in NFL history in 2009.NFL ALL-TIME SINGLE-SEASON PASSING TOTALSPlayer, Tm. Year Att Cmp Yds RateD. Marino, MIA 1984 564 362 5,084 108.9D. Brees, NO 2008 635 413 5,069 96.2K. Warner, STL 2001 546 375 4,830 101.4T. Brady, NE 2007 578 398 4,806 117.2D. Fouts, SD 1981 609 360 4,802 90.6M. Schaub, HOU 2009 583 396 4,770 98.6D. Marino, MIA 1986 623 378 4,746 92.5D. Culpepper, MIN 2004 548 379 4,717 110.9D. Fouts, SD 1980 589 348 4,715 84.7W. Moon, HOU 1991 655 404 4,690 81.7NO. 8 IN THE TOP 5QB Matt Schaub ranked in the top five among NFL quarterbacksin five categories in 2009. After a slow start inthe season opener, Schaub bounced back strong in Week2 against Washington, completing 38-of-52 passes for ateam record 497 yards and three touchdowns and maybe on his way to a similar season in 2010. Schaub ranksamong the AFC’s top five in four categories .MATT SCHAUB, 2010 BY CATEGORYCategory Stat AFC Rank NFL RankCompletion pct. 64.5 4 7Average Gain 7.81 2 43rd and 1 rushing 2-2 1t 1t4th quarter rating 99.3 5 6In 2009, Schaub set franchise records with an NFL-best4,770 yards passing and 29 touchdowns and 98.6 passerrating in 2009. In addition to leading the NFL passing yardshe led in attempts (583) and completions (396).MATT SCHAUB, 2009 BY CATEGORYCategory Stat AFC Rank NFL RankPASSING YARDS 4,770 1 1ATTEMPTS 583 1 1COMPLETIONS 396 1 1Completion Pct. 67.9 2 4Yards per Attempt 8.18 3 5Touchdown Passes 29 2 5Passer Rating 98.6 4 7SCHAUB’S GAME-WINNING DRIVESQB Matt Schaub has led the Texans on seven gamewinningdrives since joining the Texans in 2007, with eachlasting seven or more plays and covering at least 41 yards.SCHAUB’S GAME-WINNING DRIVESGame, Date Score Plays Yards Time FinalKC, 10/17/10 28-31 9 80 1:54 35-31*@ WAS, 9/19/10 27-27 7 41 3:49 30-27@ STL, 12/20/09 13-13 7 81 3:31 16-13@ TEN, 9/20/09 31-31 9 63 4:15 34-31@ GB, 12/7/08 21-21 9 75 1:49 24-21MIA, 10/12/08 23-28 12 76 1:42 29-28MIA, 10/7/07 19-19 8 59 1:32 22-19*Denotes overtimeSchaub has also led two drives that tied a game to forceovertime.SCHAUB’S GAME-TYING DRIVESGame, Date Score Plays Yards Time Final@ WAS, 9/19/10 20-27 8 81 1:13 30-27@ JAX, 9/28/08 24-27 9 53 1:47 27-3027GAME 7 • TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS • HOUSTONTEXANS.COM