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Matt Ryan

Retired

Indianapolis Colts · QB

Matt Ryan recorded 234 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 16 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts.

▶Best highlights

268.3

pass yds/gm

6.6

rush yds/gm

10

playoff games

234

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A researched consensus introduction to Matt Ryan's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked NFL career stats: Matt Ryan, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Matt Ryan's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the conference championship against Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons, Matt Ryan recorded 392 passing yards, 4 passing touchdowns, 23 rushing yards in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. NFL career stats: Matt Ryan
  2. #2. In the conference championship against San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons, Matt Ryan recorded 396 passing yards, 3 passing touchdowns, 3 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Matt Ryan
  3. #3. In the Super Bowl against New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons, Matt Ryan recorded 284 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Matt Ryan
  4. #4. Against New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons, Matt Ryan recorded 374 passing yards, 5 passing touchdowns, 12 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Matt Ryan
  5. #5. Against Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons, Matt Ryan recorded 503 passing yards, 4 passing touchdowns, 14 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Matt Ryan

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Conference Championship
2016
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 22, 2017

Green Bay Packers vs Atlanta Falcons

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2017

392 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2012
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 20, 2013

San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 2013

396 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Super Bowl
LI
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
FEB 5, 2017

New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons

Super Bowl LI · Feb 5, 2017

284 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2018
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 23, 2018

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2018

374 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 2, 2016

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2016

503 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 503 passing yards · 4 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2016
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 2, 2016

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2016

503 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
2018
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 23, 2018

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2018

374 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 42 completions

Regular Season
2022
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 16, 2022

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2022

389 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 38 rushing yards

Regular Season
2022
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
LAS VEGASRAIDERS
NOV 13, 2022

Indianapolis Colts vs Las Vegas Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2022

222 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2008–2014

01
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White
ATLJONES11Julio Jones

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Franchise era

2015–2020

02
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLJONES11Julio Jones
ATLFREEMAN24Devonta Freeman

A historic offense reaches the brink

Atlanta Falcons · The explosive Super Bowl team

Ryan won MVP in Kyle Shanahan's offense and Atlanta built a 28–3 lead in Super Bowl LI before New England completed the defining comeback.

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Franchise era

2021–present

03
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLROBINSON7Bijan Robinson
ATLLONDON5Drake London

A new offense searches for its quarterback

Atlanta Falcons · The post-Ryan rebuild

Atlanta moved on from its longtime quarterback and began assembling a younger core around Robinson, London and a remodeled defense.

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Franchise era

2019–present

04
INDRYAN2Matt Ryan
INDTAYLOR28Jonathan Taylor
INDNELSON56Quenton Nelson

A strong roster searches for quarterback permanence

Indianapolis Colts · Life after Luck

Indianapolis cycled through veteran and young quarterbacks while retaining a physical offensive identity and rebuilding around its line and skill talent.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 2016NFL MVP · 2016NFL Offensive Player of the Year · 2016Pro Bowl selection · 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year · 200815 NFL seasons234 career games62,792 career passing yards381 career passing touchdowns1,539 career rushing yards13 career rushing touchdowns1 career receptions5 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsCollege: Boston CollegeDrafted by: ATLDraft pick: 3Jersey: 210 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2008Most recent: Dec 17, 2022

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.