Matt Ryan ( American football ) - wikipedia Matt Ryan ( American football ) Matt Ryan Ryan in 2016 No. 2 -- Atlanta Falcons Position : Quarterback Born : ( 1985 - 05 - 17 ) May 17, 1985 ( age 32 ) Exton, Pennsylvania Height : 6 ft 4 in ( 1.93 m ) Weight : 217 lb ( 98 kg ) Career information High school : Philadelphia ( PA ) Penn Charter College : Boston College NFL Draft : 2008 / Round : 1 / Pick : 3 Career history Atlanta Falcons ( 2008 -- present ) Roster status : Active Career highlights and awards 4 × Pro Bowl ( 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 ) First - team All - Pro ( 2016 ) NFL Most Valuable Player ( 2016 ) NFL Offensive Player of the Year ( 2016 ) NFL passer rating leader ( 2016 ) Bert Bell Award ( 2016 ) NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year ( 2008 ) First - team All - American ( 2007 ) First - team All - ACC ( 2007 ) ACC Player of the Year ( 2007 ) Manning Award ( 2007 ) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ( 2007 ) Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2017 Passing attempts : 5,512 Passing completions : 3,580 Percentage : 64.9 TD -- INT : 258 -- 125 Passing yards : 41,191 Passer rating : 93.5 Player stats at NFL.com Matthew Thomas Ryan ( born May 17, 1985 ), nicknamed `` Matty Ice '', is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ( NFL ). After playing college football for Boston College, Ryan was drafted by the Falcons with the third overall pick in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Ryan was Boston College 's starting quarterback from 2005 to 2007, leading them to three bowl victories and a 25 -- 7 record in 32 starts. He threw for 200 or more yards 15 times and is third all time in school history in passing yards and in pass completions. He earned MVP of the game honors at the 2005 MPC Computers Bowl. In 2007, Ryan led his team to an ACC Atlantic Division championship and was named ACC Player of the Year. During his rookie year, Ryan started all 16 games for the Falcons and led them to the playoffs with an 11 -- 5 season record. He earned honors as the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. In 2016, Ryan was the NFL 's Most Valuable Player and led the Falcons to Super Bowl LI. Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 2.1 2003 - 2004 seasons 2.2 2005 season 2.3 2006 season 2.4 2007 season 2.5 Awards and honors 2.6 Statistics 3 Professional career 3.1 2008 season 3.2 2009 season 3.3 2010 season 3.4 2011 season 3.5 2012 season 3.6 2013 season 3.7 2014 season 3.8 2015 season 3.9 2016 season : MVP season 3.10 2017 season 4 NFL career statistics and accolades 4.1 Regular season 4.2 Playoffs 4.3 Awards and honors 4.4 Falcons franchise records 5 Personal life 6 References 7 External links High school career Ryan attended the William Penn Charter School, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was a three - year starter and earned All - East honors from Larunt Lemming Prep Football Report. He captured All - Southeastern Pennsylvania accolades as a senior quarterback in addition to receiving All - City first - team honors in 2002 and second - team recognition in 2001. A three - time All - League selection, he threw for more than 1,300 yards with 9 touchdowns as a senior, finishing his career by completing more than 52 percent of his pass attempts during all three seasons at the helm. Ryan played football, basketball and baseball while in high school and was named captain of all three teams his senior year. He was quarterback of the football team in 2002, played small forward on the basketball team, and was a pitcher and a shortstop on the baseball team. Ryan says he was `` mildly '' recruited and began receiving scholarship offers as a sophomore. Some of the schools that offered him an athletic scholarship were Purdue, Georgia Tech, Temple, and Connecticut. After attending his recruiting visit with Boston College during his junior year, it was announced he gave them his verbal commitment on August 14, 2002. His choices had come down to Iowa or Boston College. Ryan was looking for a university close to home and had a strong and competitive football program with a major emphasis on academics. College career 2003 - 2004 seasons Ryan began attending Boston College in 2003 and redshirted his first year with the team. Before the 2004 season, he was named the starting quarterback for Boston College due to an injury to Quinton Porter. He made his collegiate debut on October 2, 2004 against the UMass Minutemen and completed two of three passes for 16 yards. He would not complete his first touchdown until November 20, 2004 against Temple, after throwing a 32 - yard touchdown pass to Larry Lester. Replacing the injured Paul Peterson, he completed 9 - of - 15 passes for 121 yards. He made his first collegiate start on November 27, 2004 in the final game of that season, completing 24 of 51 passes for 200 yards against Syracuse. He also played against North Carolina in the Continental Tire Bowl. He completed one of his two passes for 13 yards. Ryan was also quite proficient in the classroom, and was awarded the 2004 Freshman Male Scholar - Athlete award that same year. Ryan launched a website during his senior year at Boston College called Mattyice.com, where fans and media have 24 - hour access to video highlights, updated biographical information, statistics and other information about him. In 2016, Boston College retired his jersey. 2005 season At the beginning of the 2005 season, Ryan was named the second - string quarterback behind Quinton Porter. Porter had some success at the beginning of the year, including winning Atlantic Coast Conference player of the week for his performance in Boston College 's 28 -- 17 win over Virginia. After a 30 -- 10 loss to third - ranked Virginia Tech, coach Tom O'Brien finally went to Ryan for good in the fourth quarter of the next game against North Carolina. In ten games ( five starts ), he completed 121 of 195 passes for 1,514 yards. He had eight touchdowns and five interceptions. He also rushed for five touchdowns and 94 yards. He started his first bowl game in the MPC Computers Bowl versus Boise State. He completed 19 of 36 passes for 256 yards and a career - best three touchdowns. 2006 season Ryan started 11 of the 12 games. He completed 254 - of - 398 passes for 2,700 yards, 17 touchdowns and eight interceptions. In addition, he rushed for four touchdowns. He was All - ACC first - team and led the ACC in total offense ( 242.2 yards per game ) and in passing yards ( 245.5 yards per game ). He was named ACC Offensive Back of the week three times. He set career highs in completions ( 32 vs. Central Michigan ) and passing yards ( 356 vs. Brigham Young ). He led the team to a 9 -- 3 record including double overtime wins versus Clemson and Brigham Young. He led the Eagles to a close 25 -- 24 victory on December 26, 2006 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl against Navy in Charlotte, North Carolina. In the season opener against Central Michigan, Ryan sprained his ankle. Against Virginia Tech, Ryan broke his foot on the same leg. Despite these injuries, Ryan only missed one game ( against Buffalo ). His 57 pass attempts in the 2006 Wake Forest game tied Shawn Halloran 's performance against Syracuse Orange in 1985 and Frank Harris 's performance against Army in 1968 for the BC record his 40 pass completions in the 2006 Wake Forest game broke the old school record of 37 by Frank Harris in the 1968 Army clash. 2007 season Ryan and the Boston College Eagles line up on offense in the 2007 ACC Championship game External image Ryan on the cover of NCAA Football 09 Before the season started, Ryan was named to the preseason All - ACC team. Against Wake Forest, he completed 32 of 52 passes for 408 yards and 5 touchdowns. Boston College also hired a new coach : Jeff Jagodzinski, a longtime NFL assistant. He continued his hot streak versus Georgia Tech, going 30 -- 44 with one touchdown and passing for a career - high 435 yards against the staunch Tech defense en route to a convincing 24 -- 10 road victory. After this game, Ryan was suggested as a potential Heisman Trophy contender. Battling Virginia Tech through bad weather in Blacksburg, Virginia, Ryan led an amazing comeback for the Boston College Eagles, passing for two touchdowns with less than 3 minutes to play on October 25, 2007, including the game - winner with 11 seconds left to Andre Callender. However, Ryan 's chances to win the Heisman fell sharply after he threw three interceptions in a 27 -- 17 loss to Florida State, an unranked team that had six wins and three losses. However, with a strong performance against Clemson his chances were raised substantially. Despite 2 consecutive ACC losses, Ryan and the Eagles found themselves with a trip to the conference championship on the line. Down 10 -- 3 in the third quarter, he led the offense on a game - tying drive, hitting on key passes to Rich Gunnell, Andre Callender and Ryan Purvis, landing the Eagles at the Clemson 2 early in the fourth. James McCluskey finished the job from there, running it in to even the score at 10 - apiece. Shortly thereafter, a Clemson turnover resulted in a BC field goal and a 13 -- 10 lead for the maroon and gold. On November 24, against ACC rival Miami, Ryan surpassed Doug Flutie for the most passing touchdowns in a single season by an Eagle QB with 28 TDs, ultimately ending the season with 31. Despite these records, he struggled with throwing interceptions throughout the year, and finished with 19 ( 2nd most among college quarterbacks ). His five touchdown passes in the 2007 Wake Forest game are one shy of the school record of six, held by Doug Flutie in 1984 vs North Carolina. For the maroon and gold, it was their first 10 - win regular season since 1940 and the first time they had achieved back - to - back 10 - overall - win seasons in program history. He led the Eagles to extend the nation 's longest bowl winning streak to eight with a 24 -- 21 victory over Michigan State Spartans in the Champs Sports Bowl on December 28, Ryan threw three touchdown passes, two to Rich Gunnell and one to Jon Loyte. Ryan was awarded the 2007 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, given annually in the United States to the nation 's most outstanding college football senior quarterback, the other finalists for the 2007 award were Hawaii 's Colt Brennan, Louisville 's Brian Brohm, Oregon 's Dennis Dixon, and Kentucky 's Andre Woodson ( all of whom were drafted at the 2008 NFL Draft ) He was selected to play in the 2008 Senior Bowl. He also won the 2007 Manning Award awarded to the nation 's top quarterback, beating out eventual Heisman winner Tim Tebow and eight other finalists for this year 's award : Erik Ainge ( Tennessee ), Sam Bradford ( Oklahoma ), Colt Brennan ( Hawai'i ), Chase Daniel ( Missouri ), Dennis Dixon ( Oregon ), Graham Harrell ( Texas Tech ), Pat White ( West Virginia ), and Andre ' Woodson ( Kentucky ). He was named `` Eagle of the Year '' alongside BC 's first ever individual champion Kasey Hill. In November, he was asked to speak at the Boston College Multi-Cultural Thanksgiving celebration, where he spoke of family, integrity and devotion. He was featured as the cover athlete for the PS3 version of NCAA Football 09. Awards and honors MPC Computers Bowl MVP ( 2005 ) First - team All - ACC selection ( 2006 ) Manning Award ( 2007 ) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ( 2007 ) First - team All - America by AFCA ( 2007 ) ACC Player of the Year ( 2007 ) First - team All - ACC selection ( 2007 ) 6 × ACC Player of the Week ( 2007 ) Statistics Year Team Passing Rushing Cmp Att Pct Yds Y / A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD Boston College 35 71 49.3 % 350 4.9 91.5 12 - 3 - 0.3 0 2005 Boston College 121 195 62.1 % 1,514 7.8 8 5 135.7 37 94 2.5 5 2006 Boston College 263 427 61.6 % 2,942 6.9 15 10 126.4 51 - 35 - 0.7 2007 Boston College 388 654 59.3 % 4,507 6.9 31 19 127.0 68 0.0 Career 807 1,347 59.9 % 9,313 6.9 56 37 126.2 168 58 0.3 11 Source : Professional career External images Matt Ryan at the 2008 Boston College Pro Day Ryan introduced as the 3rd overall pick of the 2008 NFL Draft Pre-draft measureables Wt 40 yd Vert BP Wonderlic * 224 lb * 4.86 s * 24 N / A * 32 ( * represents NFL Combine ) Ryan scored a 32 on the Wonderlic exam, tying Louisville 's Brian Brohm for the highest score by a quarterback in the 2008 Draft class. He was drafted third overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2008 NFL Draft He was the second first - round pick of the draft to sign when he agreed to a six - year, $72 million contract on May 20, 2008 ; the contract contained $34.75 million in guaranteed money. The contract made Ryan the fourth highest paid quarterback in the NFL behind Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, and Carson Palmer, despite never having played a professional game. This helped fuel the discussion regarding whether salaries for first - round draftees in the NFL were too high. In addition, Ryan has signed endorsement deals with Nike and AirTran. 2008 season Ryan in 2008 On August 24, 2008, Ryan was named the starting quarterback for the September 7 regular season opener against the Detroit Lions. Ryan became the first rookie quarterback to start a season for the Falcons since Michael Vick in 2001. In the game, Ryan completed his first NFL pass for a 62 - yard touchdown to Michael Jenkins, becoming the first quarterback to throw a touchdown on his first career NFL pass since Michael Bishop of the New England Patriots in 2000. Ryan was sacked for the first time by Lions defensive player Dewayne White in his first win. The second game of the season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers marked Ryan 's first interception by rookie cornerback Aqib Talib and also by Sabby Piscitelli. In Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs, he completed the then - longest touchdown pass in his career for 70 yards to Roddy White. The 70 - yard touchdown pass to White was the longest pass completion for the Falcons since December 23, 2007, when Chris Redman threw a 74 - yard touchdown pass. In the same game Ryan completed passes to 6 different players. The following week, he threw for 194 yards and two TDs against the Green Bay Packers. His touchdown passes went to Roddy White and tight end Justin Peelle. The following week against the Chicago Bears Ryan led the Falcons to a comeback win. With 6 seconds left he completed a 26 - yard strike to Michael Jenkins that set Jason Elam up for the game - winning field goal as time expired. Ryan finished the game 22 - of - 30 for a then career - high 301 passing yards. He also had a key fourth - quarter touchdown pass to Roddy White. On Atlanta 's first offensive drive, Ryan completed all five of his pass attempts for 57 yards en route to a Falcons field goal and a 3 -- 0 lead. Ryan was named Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week for his performance. Ryan created an activity named `` Folleyball '' for NFL Play 60 at NFL Rush.com, published in October of that year. External video Matt Ryan 's 1st NFL pass, and touchdown Ryan takes a snap against the Raiders on November 2. On October 30, Ryan was honored as the NFC Rookie of the Month for October following an impressive string of games in which he led the Falcons to a 2 -- 1 record. Ryan became the first player in Falcons franchise history to be awarded this honor In Week 8 against the Oakland Raiders, Ryan finished with the highest completion percentage of his career ( 77.3 ). He threw for 220 yards and posted a quarterback rating of 138.4. He also completed passes to eight different receivers and the game was his third multiple touchdown game ( Green Bay, Philadelphia ). His first half passing yardage, completion percentage ( 81.3 ) and passer rating ( 154.2 ) are all career highs for a half and his two touchdowns tie a first half high, Ryan 's final completion percentage of 77.3 is a career - high along with his passer rating of 138.4. He was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week following his performance against the Raiders. He scored his first rushing TD against the New Orleans Saints on December 7 with a 12 - yard touchdown scramble, Ryan also achieved 3000 + passing yards in the 2008 season being only the 2nd rookie to do so. Peyton Manning was the first. Ryan became the first Falcons rookie quarterback in franchise history to throw for over 3,000 yards in a season after finishing with 206 yards against Tampa Bay. Ryan 's passing total also makes him only the 10th quarterback in club annals to hit the 3,000 - yard mark and the first since 1998 when Chris Chandler threw 3,154. It was also his first overtime win as a starter. He was named the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for games played after his performance by the second time in his career. Ryan finished second amongst rookies in fan Pro Bowl voting ( 416,468 votes ), behind only Titans running back Chris Johnson. Ryan threw for a season - low 134 yards in Week 16 against Minnesota Vikings, ending a streak of nine straight games with at least 200 yards passing, he finished 13 - of - 24 passing, throwing an 8 - yard touchdown passes to Jerious Norwood in the second quarter ; however, with this win Ryan led the Falcons to their first playoff berth since 2004. He finished the season with 3,440 passing yards, 17 touchdowns ( one rushing ), and 11 interceptions. He and fellow rookie Joe Flacco were the first rookie quarterbacks to lead their teams to the playoffs after starting all 16 games of the season. He is one of twelve rookie quarterbacks to throw for over 3,000 yards in their rookie season. On December 31, Ryan was named the AP NFL Rookie of the Year. Ryan made his first playoff start against the Arizona Cardinals on January 3, 2009. He was 15 years younger than opposing quarterback Kurt Warner, the third largest age discrepancy between playoff quarterbacks. His first attempted playoff pass was an interception. Ryan completed 26 of 40 passing attempts for 199 yards and 2 touchdowns but was intercepted twice. He threw his first TD in a playoff contest to Justin Peelle. Atlanta lost, 30 -- 24. Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith and Ryan became the first rookie head coach and rookie quarterback to coach and compete in a playoff game since the Cleveland Rams accomplished the feat in 1945 ( the feat was repeated the next day when Ravens Joe Flacco and John Harbaugh did so. ) During the game, Ryan set an NFL playoff rookie record with 26 completions in a single postseason game. 2009 season Ryan being introduced before the Falcons ' 2009 regular season opener on September 13 Ryan was voted by his teammates as Offensive Captain alongside Todd McClure at the end of the 2008 Season. He was first on the depth chart and was the Falcons starting quarterback for the second consecutive season. In 2009, Ryan started off the season fast as he threw for 229 yards and 2 touchdowns with no interceptions as he led the Falcons to a 19 -- 7 win against the Miami Dolphins in the 2009 NFL season opener. In Week 2, Ryan led the Falcons past the Carolina Panthers. Ryan had a career - high in touchdown passes ( 3 ), completion percentage ( 78 % ) and touchdown passes in a half ( 3 ). He finished the game 21 -- 28 with 220 yards, 3 touchdowns and a pick. In Week 3, Ryan and the Falcons lost to the New England Patriots. Ryan completed 17 - 28 for 199 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. In the Week 5 game against the San Francisco 49ers, he completed 15 of 21 passes for 258 yards in the first half, setting a new career - high for the first half of play. Ryan finished the game having completed 22 of 32 passes for 329 yards and two touchdowns for a 110.0 passer rating. Ryan tossed a 31 - yard strike to Roddy White and he connected to White again in the second quarter with a 90 - yard touchdown. The pass and reception for Ryan and White set new career highs. The pass and reception also mark the third longest in franchise history and the longest pass play since 2001. The game was his third - career 300 - yard passing outing as the second - year quarterback set a new career - high in total passing yards in a single game. In Weeks 6 through 9, Ryan generally struggled, throwing more interceptions ( 8 ) than touchdowns ( 6 ), was sacked 10 times, and had an average passing rating of 65.5. Still, he led the Falcons to two victories in the four games, in part thanks to Michael Turner returning to the form of 2008. In Week 12, Ryan suffered a turf toe injury during the game against Tampa Bay. Chris Redman stepped in and managed to win the game by connecting to Roddy White for a touchdown in the 4th quarter. Following this victory, however, the effect of Ryan 's absence was compounded by injury to starting running back Michael Turner, and the Falcons suffered losses to both Philadelphia and New Orleans in Weeks 13 and 14. In Week 15, Ryan returned, despite not yet having fully recovered from his injury, and led Atlanta to a 10 -- 7 upset win against the New York Jets. In Week 16, the Falcons defeated the Buffalo Bills in a 31 -- 3 win. Ryan threw for 250 yards with three touchdowns, two of them to Roddy White. In the last game of the season, the Falcons defeated the Bucs 20 - 10. With a record of 9 -- 7, the Falcons attained back to back winning seasons for the first time in franchise history. Ryan finished the season throwing for 2,916 yards with 22 touchdowns, 14 interceptions, and a quarterback rating of 80.9. Ryan also rushed for 49 yards and one touchdown. 2010 season In the 2010 season, Ryan led the Falcons to an NFC best 13 -- 3 record, second in the NFL behind the 14 -- 2 New England Patriots. He set career highs in touchdowns ( 28 ), completion percentage ( 62.5 ), and yards ( 3,705 ) while tossing 9 interceptions. Ryan set the single season franchise records, as well as career highs, in attempts ( 571 ), completions ( 357 ), and wins in a season ( 13 ). Ryan led the NFL in fourth quarter comebacks for a quarterback in the 2010 season, with six. In the Divisional round of the 2010 -- 11 NFL playoffs, the Falcons were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl XLV champions, Green Bay Packers, with the score 48 -- 21. Ryan was invited to the 2011 Pro Bowl, for the first time of his career. He threw two touchdowns in the Pro Bowl, one to Tony Gonzalez and the other to Larry Fitzgerald. 2011 season In the 2011 season, Ryan led the Falcons to a 10 -- 6 record, passing for 4,177 yards, 29 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. However, they were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants in the Wild Card Round by a score of 24 -- 2. 2012 season In 2012, Ryan led the Falcons to their franchise best start of the season, starting 8 -- 0. Ryan set personal records in completions ( 422 ), completion percentage ( 68.6 ), yards ( 4,719 ), and touchdowns ( 32 ). The Falcons finished the season 13 -- 3, with the first seed in the NFC. Ryan, who was 0 -- 3 in the postseason coming into the playoffs, won his first postseason game in the NFC Divisional Round against the Seattle Seahawks, with Ryan orchestrating the final scoring drive that led to Matt Bryant 's game - winning field goal. Ryan finished with 250 passing yards, 68.6 % completion percentage, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. In the NFC Championship against the San Francisco 49ers, Ryan threw for 396 yards and three touchdowns, but also committed two turnovers in crucial portions of the game, and later sprained the AC joint to his non-throwing shoulder as the Falcons lost 28 -- 24. He did not require surgical procedure to repair his shoulder and would have been able to play in the Super Bowl if the Falcons had advanced. 2013 season On July 25, 2013, Ryan agreed to a five - year contract extension worth $103.75 million with the Falcons. On December 30, Ryan surpassed Steve Bartkowski for the all - time franchise leader in passing yards. The Falcons had a down year, where they limped to a 4 -- 12 record, due to multiple injuries and losing key players on both sides of the ball. 2014 season Ryan against the Ravens in 2014 Ryan led the Falcons to a 6 -- 10 record in 2014. He threw for 4,694 yards, 28 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions, and had a quarterback rating of 93.9 ; the second highest of his career. The Falcons missed the playoffs a second year in a row after losing to their divisional rivals, Carolina Panthers, in Week 17. 2015 season Ryan in 2015 Ryan led the Falcons to a 8 -- 8 record in 2015, good for second in the NFC South, but not enough for the playoffs. Ryan finished with 21 touchdown passes, the second lowest of his career, as well as 16 interceptions, the second highest of his career. However, Ryan fumbled a career - high 12 times, losing five of them, which was also a career - high. 2016 season : MVP season In Week 4 of the 2016 season, Ryan threw for a team - record 503 yards and four touchdowns while teammate Julio Jones caught 12 passes for a team - record 300 yards and a touchdown in a win over the Carolina Panthers. Ryan and Jones were the first quarterback - receiver duo in NFL history to combine for at least 500 passing yards and 300 receiving yards in the same game. In October 2016, he set an NFL record for most consecutive games with at least 200 passing yards with 46 straight games. Ryan improved greatly from the previous season. He threw for a career - high 4,944 yards on just 373 completions and 534 attempts, second in the league, and a career - high 38 touchdowns and a career - low seven interceptions, also second in the league. Ryan 's 9.3 yards per attempt and 5.0 air yards per attempt ranked No. 1 among NFL quarterbacks in 2016. He threw touchdown passes to 13 different receivers, an NFL record. He threw a touchdown pass in all 16 games for the first time in his career and was the only quarterback to do so for the 2016 season. Ryan was selected to his fourth Pro Bowl and was named First - team All Pro. Following the regular season, he was recognized as the NFL Most Valuable Player by the Pro Football Writers Association. Ryan was named the NFL Offensive Player of the Year and the NFL Most Valuable Player for the 2016 season. As the number 2 seed in the NFC Playoffs, Ryan led the 11 -- 5 Falcons to a 36 -- 20 victory over the number 3 seeded Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional Round. Ryan passed for over 300 yards and had three touchdowns. In the NFC Championship game, Ryan led the Falcons to a 44 -- 21 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Ryan threw for 392 yards for 4 touchdowns and no interceptions. He also ran for a fifth touchdown, just the fourth player to do so in a post-season game, as the Falcons earned a trip to Super Bowl LI. During the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots, Ryan finished with 284 passing yards, two touchdowns, and a lost fumble in a 28 -- 34 overtime loss. 2017 season On September 10, 2017, in the season opening 23 -- 17 victory over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field, Ryan connected with tight end Austin Hooper for an 88 - yard touchdown, which was the second - longest touchdown pass of Ryan 's career. In the game, Ryan was 21 - of - 30 for 321 yards and the one touchdown. In Week 2, Ryan and the Falcons had their first home game at the new Mercedes - Benz Stadium. Against the Green Bay Packers on NBC Sunday Night Football, Ryan was 19 - of - 28 for 252 yards and a touchdown, which was to running back Tevin Coleman and the first touchdown ever thrown in the new stadium. NFL career statistics and accolades Legend Led the league AP NFL MVP & OPOTY Bold Career high Regular season General Passing Rushing Season Team GP GS W -- L Cmp Att Cmp % Yards Y / A Y / G TDs Ints Rtg Sk Att Yards Y / A Y / G TDs Fumbs 2008 Atlanta 16 16 11 -- 5 265 434 61.1 % 3,440 7.9 215.0 16 11 87.7 17 55 104 1.9 6.5 6 2009 Atlanta 14 14 9 -- 5 263 451 58.3 % 2,916 6.5 208.3 22 14 80.9 19 30 49 1.6 3.5 5 Atlanta 16 16 13 -- 3 357 571 62.5 % 3,705 6.5 231.6 28 9 91.0 23 46 122 2.7 7.6 0 2011 Atlanta 16 16 10 -- 6 347 566 61.3 % 4,177 7.4 261.1 29 12 92.2 26 37 84 2.3 5.3 5 2012 Atlanta 16 16 13 -- 3 422 615 68.6 % 4,719 7.7 294.9 32 14 99.1 28 34 141 4.1 8.8 2013 Atlanta 16 16 4 -- 12 439 651 67.4 % 4,515 6.9 282.2 26 17 89.6 44 17 55 3.2 3.4 0 5 2014 Atlanta 16 16 6 -- 10 415 628 66.1 % 4,694 7.5 293.4 28 14 93.9 31 29 145 5.0 9.1 0 5 2015 Atlanta 16 16 8 -- 8 407 614 66.3 % 4,591 7.5 286.9 21 16 89.0 30 36 63 1.8 3.9 0 12 2016 Atlanta 16 16 11 -- 5 373 534 69.9 % 4,944 9.3 309.0 38 7 117.1 37 35 117 3.3 7.3 0 Career 142 142 85 -- 57 3,288 5,064 64.9 % 37,701 7.4 265.5 240 114 93.6 255 319 880 2.8 6.2 5 49 Playoffs General Passing Rushing Season Team GP GS W -- L Cmp Att Cmp % Yards Y / A Y / G TDs Ints Rtg Sk Att Yards Y / A Y / G TDs Fumbs 2008 Atlanta 0 -- 1 26 40 65.0 % 199 5.0 199.0 72.8 6 1.5 6.0 0 Atlanta 0 -- 1 20 29 69.0 % 186 6.4 186.0 69.0 5 0 0.0 0.0 0 2011 Atlanta 0 -- 1 24 41 58.9 % 199 4.9 199.0 0 0 71.1 1.0 3.0 0 0 2012 Atlanta 1 -- 1 54 77 70.1 % 646 8.4 323.0 6 105.2 9 3.0 4.5 0 2016 Atlanta 2 -- 1 70 98 71.4 % 1,014 10.3 338.0 9 0 135.3 8 6 20 3.3 6.7 Career 8 8 3 -- 5 194 285 68.1 % 2,244 7.9 280.5 18 7 102.4 19 17 38 2.2 4.8 Awards and honors 4 × Pro Bowl selection ( 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 ) First - team All - Pro ( 2016 ) NFL Most Valuable Player ( 2016 ) NFL Offensive Player of the Year ( 2016 ) NFL passer rating leader ( 2016 ) Bert Bell Award ( 2016 ) AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year ( 2008 ) PFWA Offensive Player of the Year ( 2016 ) PFWA Offensive Rookie of the Year ( 2008 ) NFL completion percentage co-leader ( 2012 ) 3 × Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week winner Most consecutive NFL games with 200 plus passing yards Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week winner ( 2008 ) NFC Rookie of the Month ( October 2008 ) Sporting News All - Rookie Team ( 2008 ) NFC Offensive Player of the Month ( November 2010, September 2012, September 2016 ) Rookie of the Year by Sporting News ( 2008 ) ESPY Award : Best Breakthrough Athlete ( 2009 ) NEXT Athlete Award ( ESPN the Magazine ) ( 2009 ) NFC Player of the Month ( November 2010 ) Most regular season wins by a quarterback in his first five seasons : 56 ( tied with Russell Wilson ) Fastest player to pass for 40,000 yards ( 151 games ) Falcons franchise records Ryan with the Falcons in 2009 Only Falcons quarterback to lead the team to an 8 - 0 start Most wins in a regular season by a starting quarterback : 13 ( 2010 and 2012 ) Fewest interceptions in a regular season by starting quarterback -- 7 ( 2016 ) ( 16 starts ) Most 4th quarter comeback wins in a single season : 5 ( 2010 ) ( tied with Steve Bartkowski ) Most career wins : 85 Completions : career ( 3,352 ), season ( 439 in 2013 ), game ( 37 on 2015 - 11 - 01 TAM ), playoffs ( 194 ), playoff season ( 70 in 2016 ), playoff game ( 30 on 2013 - 01 - 20 SFO ), rookie season ( 265 in 2008 ) Pass Attempts : career ( 5,157 ), season ( 651 in 2013 ), playoffs ( 285 ), playoff season ( 98 in 2016 ), rookie season ( 434 in 2008 ) Passing Yards : career ( 38,568 ), season ( 4,944 in 2016 ), game ( 503 on 2016 - 10 - 02 CAR ), playoffs ( 2,244 ), playoff season ( 1,014 in 2016 ), playoff game ( 396 on 2013 - 01 - 20 SFO ), rookie season ( 3,440 in 2008 ) Passing TDs : career ( 244 ), season ( 38 in 2016 ), playoffs ( 18 ), playoff season ( 9 in 2016 ), playoff game ( 4 on 2017 - 01 - 22 GNB ), rookie season ( 16 in 2008 ) Passer Rating : career ( 93.7 ), season ( 117.1 in 2016 ), playoffs ( 102.4 ), playoff season ( 135.3 in 2016 ), playoff game ( 144.1 on 2017 - 02 - 05 NNWE ), rookie season ( 87.7 in 2008 ), rookie game ( 138.4 on 2008 - 11 - 02 @ OAK ) Sacked : playoffs ( 19 ), playoff game ( 5 on 2017 - 02 - 05 NNWE ) Yds / Pass Att : playoffs ( 7.87 ), playoff season ( 10.35 in 2016 ), playoff game ( 12.35 on 2017 - 02 - 05 NNWE ), rookie season ( 7.93 in 2008 ) Pass Yds / Game : career ( 266 ),, season ( 309 in 2016 ), rookie season ( 215 in 2008 ) 300 + yard passing games : career ( 45 ), season ( 8 in 2012 & 2016 ), playoffs ( 3 ), rookie season ( 2 in 2008 ) 4000 + passing yard seasons : career ( 6 ) Personal life Ryan, the third of four siblings, was born to Bernice and Michael Ryan, both Roman Catholics of Irish descent. One of Ryan 's uncles, John Loughery, played quarterback at Boston College from 1979 - 82. Ryan is an avid golfer and has participated in such tournaments as the American Century Celebrity Golf Classic. His cousin, Mike McGlinchey, played college football at Notre Dame. He is part of the Falcons ' online reading program, `` Read with a Falcon '' and grew up a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. On November 21, 2017, Ryan announced on social media that he and his wife Sarah are expecting twins. References Jump up ^ MacMullan, Jackie ( August 30, 2007 ). `` Grittiness at the helm ''. The Boston Globe. Jump up ^ `` Boston College 's Matt Ryan Named ACC Player of the Year ''. acc.com. 2007 - 11 - 28. Retrieved 2007 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ Sielski, Mike ( November 9, 2016 ). `` Sielski : Matt Ryan 's never been better, nine years in ''. philly.com. Philadelphia Media Network ( Digital ), Inc. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 18. 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Marzetti E. Foley J. Marzetti DiVito Harris Rippman Marangi Kruczek K. Smith Palazola Loughery D. Flutie Halloran Power Kamphaus Power Hicks Kamphaus Hicks G. Foley Hartsell Mutryn M. Hasselbeck Mutryn T. Hasselbeck St. Pierre Porter Peterson Porter Ryan Crane Davis Tuggle Shinskie Rettig Murphy Wade T. Flutie J. Smith Fadule Towles Brown Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winners 1987 : McPherson 1988 : Peete 1989 : Rice 1990 : Erickson 1991 : Weldon 1992 : Torretta 1993 : Ward 1994 : Barker 1995 : Frazier 1996 : Wuerffel 1997 : P. Manning 1998 : McNown 1999 : Redman 2000 : Weinke 2001 : Carr 2002 : Palmer 2003 : E. Manning 2004 : White 2005 : Leinart 2006 : Quinn 2007 : Ryan 2008 : Harrell 2009 : McCoy 2010 : Tolzien 2011 : Luck 2012 : Klein 2013 : McCarron 2014 : Mariota 2015 : Cook 2016 : Watson 2017 : Rudolph Manning Award winners 2004 : Leinart 2005 : Young 2006 : Russell 2007 : Ryan 2008 : Tebow 2009 : McCoy 2010 : Newton 2011 : Griffin III 2012 : Manziel 2013 : Winston 2014 : Mariota 2015 : Watson 2016 : Watson 2008 NFL draft first - round selections Jake Long Chris Long Matt Ryan Darren McFadden Glenn Dorsey Vernon Gholston Sedrick Ellis Derrick Harvey Keith Rivers Jerod Mayo Leodis McKelvin Ryan Clady Jonathan Stewart Chris Williams Branden Albert Dominique Rodgers - Cromartie Gosder Cherilus Joe Flacco Jeff Otah Aqib Talib Sam Baker Felix Jones Rashard Mendenhall Chris Johnson Mike Jenkins Duane Brown Antoine Cason Lawrence Jackson Kentwan Balmer Dustin Keller Kenny Phillips Atlanta Falcons first - round draft picks Nobis Johnson Humphrey Kunz Small Profit Ellis Bartkowski Bean Bryant Faumuina Kenn D. Smith J. Miller Butler Riggs Pitts Bryan Fralic Casillas Green C. Miller Bruce Sanders Collins Broussard Pickens Pritchard Whitfield T. Smith Kennedy Bush Booker Brooking Kerney Vick Duckett Hall Jenkins White Anderson Ryan Baker Jerry Weatherspoon Jones Trufant Matthews Beasley Neal McKinley Atlanta Falcons 2008 NFL draft selections Matt Ryan Sam Baker Curtis Lofton Chevis Jackson Harry Douglas Thomas DeCoud Robert James Kroy Biermann Thomas Brown Wilrey Fontenot Keith Zinger Atlanta Falcons starting quarterbacks Randy Johnson ( 1966 -- 1970 ) Dennis Claridge ( 1966 ) Terry Nofsinger ( 1967 ) Steve Sloan ( 1967 ) Bob Berry ( 1968 -- 1972 ) Bruce Lemmerman ( 1969 ) Dick Shiner ( 1971, 1973 ) Bob Lee ( 1973 -- 1974 ) Pat Sullivan ( 1974 -- 1975 ) Kim McQuilken ( 1974 -- 1976 ) Steve Bartkowski ( 1975 -- 1985 ) Scott Hunter ( 1976 -- 1977 ) June Jones ( 1978 -- 1979 ) Mike Moroski ( 1983 -- 1984 ) David Archer ( 1985 -- 1987 ) Turk Schonert ( 1986 ) Scott Campbell ( 1987, 1990 ) Erik Kramer ( 1987 ) Jeff Van Raaphorst ( 1987 ) Chris Miller ( 1987 -- 1993 ) Steve Dils ( 1988 ) Hugh Millen ( 1989 -- 1990 ) Billy Joe Tolliver ( 1991 -- 1993, 1997 ) Wade Wilson ( 1992 ) Bobby Hebert ( 1993, 1996 ) Jeff George ( 1994 -- 1996 ) Chris Chandler ( 1997 -- 2001 ) Tony Graziani ( 1997 -- 1999 ) Steve DeBerg ( 1998 ) Danny Kanell ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Doug Johnson ( 2000, 2002 -- 2003 ) Michael Vick ( 2001 -- 2006 ) Kurt Kittner ( 2003 ) Matt Schaub ( 2004 -- 2005 ) Joey Harrington ( 2007 ) Byron Leftwich ( 2007 ) Chris Redman ( 2007, 2009 ) Matt Ryan ( 2008 -- present ) Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award winners 1967 : Farr 1968 : McCullouch 1969 : Hill 1970 : Shaw 1971 : Brockington 1972 : Harris 1973 : Foreman 1974 : Woods 1975 : M. Thomas 1976 : White 1977 : Dorsett 1978 : Campbell 1979 : O. Anderson 1980 : Sims 1981 : Rogers 1982 : Allen 1983 : Dickerson 1984 : Lipps 1985 : Brown 1986 : Mayes 1987 : Stradford 1988 : Stephens 1989 : Sanders 1990 : Smith 1991 : Russell 1992 : Pickens 1993 : Bettis 1994 : Faulk 1995 : Martin 1996 : George 1997 : Dunn 1998 : Moss 1999 : James 2000 : M. Anderson 2001 : A. Thomas 2002 : Portis 2003 : Boldin 2004 : Roethlisberger 2005 : Williams 2006 : Young 2007 : Peterson 2008 : Ryan 2009 : Harvin 2010 : Bradford 2011 : Newton 2012 : Griffin III 2013 : Lacy 2014 : Beckham, Jr. 2015 : Gurley 2016 : Prescott Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award winners 1972 : Brown 1973 : Simpson 1974 : Stabler 1975 : Tarkenton 1976 : Jones 1977 : Payton 1978 : Campbell 1979 : Campbell 1980 : Campbell 1981 : Anderson 1982 : Fouts 1983 : Theismann 1984 : Marino 1985 : Allen 1986 : Dickerson 1987 : Rice 1988 : Craig 1989 : Montana 1990 : Moon 1991 : Thomas 1992 : Young 1993 : Rice 1994 : Sanders 1995 : Favre 1996 : Davis 1997 : Sanders 1998 : Davis 1999 : Faulk 2000 : Faulk 2001 : Faulk 2002 : Holmes 2003 : Lewis 2004 : Manning 2005 : Alexander 2006 : Tomlinson 2007 : Brady 2008 : Brees 2009 : Johnson 2010 : Brady 2011 : Brees 2012 : Peterson 2013 : Manning 2014 : Murray 2015 : Newton 2016 : Ryan Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award winners 1957 : J. Brown 1958 : J. Brown 1959 : Unitas 1960 : Van Brocklin 1961 : Hornung 1962 : J. Taylor 1963 : Tittle 1964 : Unitas 1965 : J. Brown 1966 : Starr 1967 : Unitas 1968 : Morrall 1969 : Gabriel 1970 : Brodie 1971 : Page 1972 : L. Brown 1973 : Simpson 1974 : Stabler 1975 : Tarkenton 1976 : Jones 1977 : Payton 1978 : Bradshaw 1979 : Campbell 1980 : Sipe 1981 : Anderson 1982 : Moseley 1983 : Theismann 1984 : Marino 1985 : Allen 1986 : L. Taylor 1987 : Elway 1988 : Esiason 1989 : Montana 1990 : Montana 1991 : Thomas 1992 : Young 1993 : Smith 1994 : Young 1995 : Favre 1996 : Favre 1997 : Favre & Sanders 1998 : Davis 1999 : Warner 2000 : Faulk 2001 : Warner 2002 : Gannon 2003 : Manning & McNair 2004 : Manning 2005 : Alexander 2006 : Tomlinson 2007 : Brady 2008 : Manning 2009 : Manning 2010 : Brady 2011 : Rodgers 2012 : Peterson 2013 : Manning 2014 : Rodgers 2015 : Newton 2016 : Ryan Bert Bell Award winners 1959 : Unitas 1960 : Van Brocklin 1961 : Hornung 1962 : Robustelli 1963 : J. 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Brown 1973 : Simpson 1974 : Olsen 1975 : Tarkenton 1976 : Stabler 1977 : Griese 1978 : Bradshaw 1979 : Campbell 1980 : Jaworski 1981 : Anderson 1982 : Theismann 1983 : Riggins 1984 : Marino 1985 : Payton 1986 : Taylor 1987 : Rice 1988 : Cunningham 1989 : Montana 1990 : Cunningham 1991 : Sanders 1992 : Young 1993 : Smith 1994 : Young 1995 : Favre 1996 : Favre 1997 : Sanders 1998 : Cunningham 1999 : Warner 2000 : Gannon 2001 : Faulk 2002 : Gannon 2003 : Manning 2004 : Manning 2005 : Alexander 2006 : Tomlinson 2007 : Brady 2008 : Peterson 2009 : Brees 2010 : Vick 2011 : Rodgers 2012 : Peterson 2013 : Manning 2014 : Watt 2015 : Newton 2016 : Ryan 2016 AP NFL All - Pro First Team Offense : QB Matt Ryan RB Ezekiel Elliott WR Antonio Brown WR Julio Jones TE Travis Kelce FLEX David Johnson OT Tyron Smith OT Jack Conklin G Kelechi Osemele G Zack Martin C Travis Frederick Defense : EDGE Vic Beasley EDGE Khalil Mack DL Aaron Donald DL Damon Harrison LB Sean Lee LB Von Miller LB Bobby Wagner CB Aqib Talib CB Marcus Peters DB Chris Harris Jr. S Eric Berry S Landon Collins Special teams : P Johnny Hekker PK Justin Tucker KR Cordarrelle Patterson PR Tyreek Hill ST Matthew Slater Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matt_Ryan_(American_football)&oldid=816108769 '' Categories : 1985 births Living people All - American college football players American football quarterbacks American Roman Catholics Atlanta Falcons players National Conference Pro Bowl players American people of Irish descent Boston College Eagles football players Sportspeople from Chester County, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Philadelphia Players of American football from Pennsylvania Unconferenced Pro Bowl players William Penn Charter School alumni Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Webarchive template archiveis links Pages with citations lacking titles Pages with citations having bare URLs Atlanta Falcons currentteam parameter articles Infobox NFL biography articles missing alt text All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from September 2014 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Español Français Galego Italiano עברית 日本 語 Português Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska Tagalog Edit links This page was last edited on 19 December 2017, at 09 : 47. 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Question: who is the quarter back for the atlanta falcons
Answer: Matthew Thomas Ryan