Matt Ryan, apparently still a little giddy in the wake of signing his six-year, $72 million contract, today forgot he’s the quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. (Yes, the 4-12 Falcons from last year’s Michael Vick/Bobby Petrino mess.) His first pass in his first game with the Falcons? A 62-yard touchdown. His first game in the NFL? A 34-21 win over the Detroit Lions.
Ryan was the first quarterback to throw a TD pass on his initial NFL attempt since Michael Bishop for New England against Indianpolis on Oct. 8, 2000, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Matt Hennie blogs on Atlanta’s gay sports scene at Gaytlsports.com.
on Sep 8th, 2008 at 2:40 am
Michael Bishop eh? He just had a wicked awesome game for the Saskatchewan Roughriders today in the CFL. He threw for 370 yards and 3 TD’s… 222 of those yards came in the final 11-minutes of the game, as the Riders scored 20 unanswered points in the 4th to win 34-31 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
on Sep 8th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
After the game, Matt gave an interview with the local media. He had on a suit and tie and was very well spoken and humble about the win and his performance. That’s very different from the crooked hat, loaded bling, thugged-out look Atlanta had been used to. What a welcomed change! Welcome to Atlanta Matt!