How many passing yards did Matt Ryan have in 2016?
4,9442016 Regular Season
Matt Ryan recorded 4,944 passing yards in the 2016 regular season, 2nd in the NFL.
- Matt Ryan's best regular season for passing yards in 15 seasons on file.
- Up 353 from 4,591 in 2015.
- 100% of the Atlanta Falcons' passing yards that regular season.
Best of 15 regular seasons, 2008 through 2022. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  ATL | 16 | 3,440 | 16 | 7.9 |
| 2009 | ATL | 14 | 2,916 | 22 | 6.5 |
| 2010 | ATL | 16 | 3,705 | 28 | 6.5 |
| 2011 | ATL | 16 | 4,177 | 29 | 7.4 |
| 2012 | ATL | 16 | 4,719 | 32 | 7.7 |
| 2013 | ATL | 16 | 4,515 | 26 | 6.9 |
| 2014 | ATL | 16 | 4,694 | 28 | 7.5 |
| 2015 | ATL | 16 | 4,591 | 21 | 7.5 |
| 2016 | ATL | 16 | 4,944 | 38 | 9.3 |
| 2017 | ATL | 16 | 4,095 | 20 | 7.7 |
| 2018 | ATL | 16 | 4,924 | 35 | 8.1 |
| 2019 | ATL | 15 | 4,466 | 26 | 7.3 |
| 2020 | ATL | 16 | 4,581 | 26 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | ATL | 17 | 3,968 | 20 | 7.1 |
| 2022 |  IND | 12 | 3,057 | 14 | 6.6 |