Ben Roethlisberger vs Matt Ryan

Ben RoethlisbergerMatt Ryan

Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Ryan compared on their NFL careers: Ben Roethlisberger played 18 seasons, 2004 to 2021, Matt Ryan 15 seasons, 2008 to 2022. Ben Roethlisberger has 64,088 passing yards to Matt Ryan's 62,792. Ben Roethlisberger won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Ryan career totals
249GP234
64,088YDS62,792
418TD381
7.6AVG7.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Ryan postseason
23GP10
5,972YDS2,672
36TD20
7.6AVG7.6

Where each stands all time

Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Ryan all-time places
7th (64,088)Passing yards9th (62,792)
9th (418)Passing touchdowns10th (381)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Ben Roethlisberger: 2 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year
  • Matt Ryan: 0 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year, MVP, Offensive Player of the Year

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Ryan season by season
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.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.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.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st20042,621171120083,4401611
2nd20052,38517920092,9162214
3rd20063,513182320103,705289
4th20073,154321120114,1772912
5th20083,301171520124,7193214
6th20094,328261220134,5152617
7th20103,20017520144,6942814
8th20114,077211420154,5912116
9th20123,26526820164,944387
10th20134,261281420174,0952012
11th20144,95232920184,924357
12th20153,938211620194,4662614
13th20163,819291320204,5812611
14th20174,251281420213,9682012
15th20185,129341620223,0571413
16th201935101————
17th20203,8033310————
18th20213,7402210————

What the columns mean: INT