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ARILEINART—

Matt Leinart

Retired

Las Vegas Raiders · QB

Matt Leinart recorded 33 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, HST, Houston Texans, ARZ, Arizona Cardinals.

▶Best highlights

123.0

pass yds/gm

2.5

rush yds/gm

1

playoff games

33

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Matt Leinart's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2006
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 8, 2006

Kansas City Chiefs vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 8, 2006

253 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2006
DETROITLIONS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 19, 2006

Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2006

233 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
CHICAGOBEARS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 16, 2006

Chicago Bears vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2006

232 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 10, 2006

Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2006

232 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2007
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 10, 2007

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2007

102 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Matt Leinart's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 405 passing yards · 31 completions

Regular Season
2006
ARIZONACARDINALS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 26, 2006

Arizona Cardinals vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2006

405 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 2 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
2006
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 10, 2006

Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2006

232 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 1 completion of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2008
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 21, 2008

Arizona Cardinals vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2008

138 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 35 rushing yards

Regular Season
2007
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 10, 2007

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2007

102 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Matt Leinart's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2004–2012

01
ARILEINART—Matt Leinart
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIWARNER13Kurt Warner

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

02
HOULEINART—Matt Leinart
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

03
LVLEINART—Matt Leinart
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons33 career games4,060 career passing yards15 career passing touchdowns84 career rushing yards2 career rushing touchdownsDrafted by: ARZDraft pick: 10Jersey: 71 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 1, 2006Most recent: Dec 23, 2012

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history