Kirk Cousins vs Matt Ryan

Kirk CousinsMatt Ryan

Kirk Cousins and Matt Ryan compared on their NFL careers: Kirk Cousins played 15 seasons, 2012 to 2026, Matt Ryan 15 seasons, 2008 to 2022. Kirk Cousins has 45,113 passing yards to Matt Ryan's 62,792.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kirk Cousins and Matt Ryan career totals
176GP234
45,113YDS62,792
304TD381
7.6AVG7.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kirk Cousins and Matt Ryan postseason
5GP10
—YDS2,672
5TD20
—AVG7.6

Where each stands all time

Kirk Cousins and Matt Ryan all-time places
18th (45,113)Passing yards9th (62,792)
13th (304)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

  • Kirk Cousins: 0 championships; none on file
  • 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.

Kirk Cousins 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.
1st20124664320083,4401611
2nd20138544720092,9162214
3rd20141,71010920103,705289
4th20154,166291120114,1772912
5th20164,917251220124,7193214
6th20174,093271320134,5152617
7th20184,298301020144,6942814
8th20193,60326620154,5912116
9th20204,265351320164,944387
10th20214,22133720174,0952012
11th20224,547291420184,924357
12th20232,33118520194,4662614
13th20243,508181620204,5812611
14th20251,72110520213,9682012
15th20264136320223,0571413

What the columns mean: INT