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Rex Grossman

QB (retired)

Rex Grossman: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

9-year career across CHI, HOU, WAS. 11,019 career passing yards. NFC champion 2006 (lost SB XLI to IND 29-17).

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Games	57
Pass yds	11,019
Pass TDs	60
INTs	64
TD/INT	0.94
NFC titles	1 (2006)

#22 overall 2003. Reached SB XLI in 4th season after 3 injury-shortened years (3 GS each in 2003-05). Final NFL game 2011.

Trend

Rex Grossman career arc

Year	Team	Note
2003	CHI	#22 pick, 3 starts
2006	CHI	NFC title + SB XLI
2007	CHI	Lost job to Orton
2010	WAS	Reunited w/ Shanahan
2011	WAS	Final 13-game starter

2006: led CHI to SB XLI. Threw 23 INTs in regular season + 2 more in the Super Bowl (lost 29-17 to Peyton's IND).

Split

Rex 2006 season

Stat	Value
Games	19
Pass yds	3,788
Pass TDs	26
INTs	23
Result	SB XLI loss

Threw for 26 TDs and led team to Super Bowl with negative TD/INT ratio (26/23 incl. playoffs) — extremely rare.

Rare

Pass yards by season

Season	Pass yds
2003	437
2004	607
2005	451
2006	3788
2007	1411
2010	884
2011	3151

Rex's 2006 SB run was the 'defense-carries-bad-QB' archetype — like Trent Dilfer 2000 BAL, Brad Johnson 2002 TB.

Comparison

Defense-carried SB QBs

QB	Year	SB result
Trent Dilfer	2000 BAL	W XXXV
Brad Johnson	2002 TB	W XXXVII
Rex Grossman	2006 CHI	L XLI
Joe Flacco	2012 BAL	W XLVII

'Sex Cannon' nickname (coined by Deadspin in 2006) became permanent. Career year stat-wise was 2011 WAS (3,151 yds + 16 TDs + 20 INTs).

Anomaly

Rex Grossman 2011 WAS

Stat	Value
Games	13
Pass yds	3,151
Pass TDs	16
INTs	20
WAS record	5-11

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