most passing yards in a season by a falcons qb

Matt Ryan has the most passing yards for the Falcons by a quarterback in a season, with 4,944 yards in 2016.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,944	2016	ATL	16	373	534	69.9	9.3	309.0	38	7	117.1	7.1	1.3	37	235
2	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,924	2018	ATL	16	422	608	69.4	8.1	307.8	35	7	108.1	5.8	1.2	42	296
3	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,719	2012	ATL	16	422	615	68.6	7.7	294.9	32	14	99.1	5.2	2.3	28	210
4	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,694	2014	ATL	16	415	628	66.1	7.5	293.4	28	14	93.9	4.5	2.2	31	205
5	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,591	2015	ATL	16	407	614	66.3	7.5	286.9	21	16	89.0	3.4	2.6	30	206
6	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,581	2020	ATL	16	407	626	65.0	7.3	286.3	26	11	93.3	4.2	1.8	41	257
7	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,515	2013	ATL	16	439	651	67.4	6.9	282.2	26	17	89.6	4.0	2.6	44	298
8	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,466	2019	ATL	15	408	616	66.2	7.3	297.7	26	14	92.1	4.2	2.3	48	316
9	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,177	2011	ATL	16	347	566	61.3	7.4	261.1	29	12	92.2	5.1	2.1	26	173
10	Jeff George J. George	4,143	1995	ATL	16	336	557	60.3	7.4	258.9	24	11	89.5	4.3	2.0	43	270
11	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,095	2017	ATL	16	342	529	64.7	7.7	255.9	20	12	91.4	3.8	2.3	24	156
12	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	3,968	2021	ATL	17	375	560	67.0	7.1	233.4	20	12	90.4	3.6	2.1	40	274
13	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	3,829	1981	ATL	16	297	533	55.7	7.2	239.3	30	23	79.2	5.6	4.3	37	287
14	Jeff George J. George	3,734	1994	ATL	16	322	524	61.5	7.1	233.4	23	18	83.3	4.4	3.4	32	206
15	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	3,705	2010	ATL	16	357	571	62.5	6.5	231.6	28	9	91.0	4.9	1.6	23	158
16	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	3,544	1980	ATL	16	257	463	55.5	7.7	221.5	31	16	88.2	6.7	3.5	35	324
17	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	3,508	2024	ATL	14	303	453	66.9	7.7	250.6	18	16	88.6	4.0	3.5	28	201
18	Chris Miller C. Miller	3,459	1989	ATL	15	280	526	53.2	6.6	230.6	16	10	76.1	3.0	1.9	41	318
19	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	3,440	2008	ATL	16	265	434	61.1	7.9	215.0	16	11	87.7	3.7	2.5	17	104
20	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	3,167	1983	ATL	14	274	432	63.4	7.3	226.2	22	5	97.6	5.1	1.2	51	348
21	Chris Chandler C. Chandler	3,154	1998	ATL	14	190	327	58.1	9.6	225.3	25	12	100.9	7.6	3.7	45	283
22	Bobby Hebert B. Hebert	3,152	1996	ATL	14	294	488	60.2	6.5	225.1	22	25	72.9	4.5	5.1	27	150
23	Chris Miller C. Miller	3,103	1991	ATL	15	220	413	53.3	7.5	206.9	26	18	80.6	6.3	4.4	23	145
24	Bobby Hebert B. Hebert	2,978	1993	ATL	14	263	430	61.2	6.9	212.7	24	17	84.0	5.6	4.0	29	190
25	Michael Vick M. Vick	2,936	2002	ATL	15	231	421	54.9	7.0	195.7	16	8	81.6	3.8	1.9	33	206

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More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

719

Penix

RUSH

580

Robinson

REC

488

London

Team Rankings

PPG

23.8

13th

OPP PPG

24.4

21st

RUSH YDS/G

166.8

2nd

PASS YDS/G

208.2

22nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	2	2	.500
Falcons	2	3	.400
Saints	1	4	.200
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ravens

4 - 1

Final

Falcons

2 - 3

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000