Matt Ryan vs Matthew Stafford

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Matt Ryan and Matthew Stafford compared on their NFL careers: Matt Ryan played 15 seasons, 2008 to 2022, Matthew Stafford 18 seasons, 2009 to 2026. Matt Ryan has 62,792 passing yards to Matthew Stafford's 64,998. Matthew Stafford won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Matt Ryan and Matthew Stafford career totals
234GP241
62,792YDS64,998
381TD427
7.4AVG7.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Matt Ryan and Matthew Stafford postseason
10GP13
2,672YDS3,932
20TD25
7.6AVG8.1

Where each stands all time

Matt Ryan and Matthew Stafford all-time places
9th (62,792)Passing yards6th (64,998)
10th (381)Passing touchdowns6th (427)

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

  • Matt Ryan: 0 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year, MVP, Offensive Player of the Year
  • Matthew Stafford: 1 championship; Comeback Player of the Year, MVP

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.

Matt Ryan and Matthew Stafford 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.
1st20083,440161120092,2671320
2nd20092,9162214201053561
3rd20103,70528920115,0384116
4th20114,177291220124,9672017
5th20124,719321420134,6502919
6th20134,515261720144,2572212
7th20144,694281420154,2623213
8th20154,591211620164,3272410
9th20164,94438720174,4462910
10th20174,095201220183,7772111
11th20184,92435720192,499195
12th20194,466261420204,0842610
13th20204,581261120214,8864117
14th20213,968201220222,087108
15th20223,057141320233,9652411
16th————20243,762208
17th————20254,707468
18th————202648242

What the columns mean: INT