by John Miller
Matt Ryan is on pace for about 3,500 yards, 16 TDs, 9 INTs, and most importantly, he's got the Falcons in the hunt for the playoffs. He's going to finish as one of the best rookie QBs ever. Here's Ryan's stats compared to Peyton Manning's and Ben Roethlisberger's rookie years:
| Peyton Manning |
B. Roethlisberger |
Matt Ryan |
| '98 Indianapolis Colts |
'04 Pittsburgh Steelers |
'08 Atlanta Falcons |
| 16 starts |
13 starts |
11 starts (5 left) |
| 3-13 record |
13-0 record |
7-4 record |
| 575 attempts |
295 attempts |
310 attempts |
| 326 completions |
196 completions |
186 completions |
| 56.7% completions |
66.4% completions |
60.0% completions |
| 3739 pass yards |
2621 pass yards |
2418 pass yards |
| 26 TD passes |
17 TD passes |
11 TD passes |
| 28 INTs |
11 INTs |
6 INTs |
| 71.2 QB rating |
98.1 QB rating |
88.3 QB rating |
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