Matt Ryan vs Philip Rivers

Matt Ryan and Philip Rivers compared on their NFL careers: Matt Ryan played 15 seasons, 2008 to 2022, Philip Rivers 18 seasons, 2004 to 2025. Matt Ryan has 62,792 passing yards to Philip Rivers's 63,984.

Who has the better career numbers?

Matt Ryan and Philip Rivers career totals

234	GP	247
62,792	YDS	63,984
381	TD	425
7.4	AVG	7.8

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Matt Ryan and Philip Rivers postseason

10	GP	12
2,672	YDS	2,965
20	TD	16
7.6	AVG	7.4

Where each stands all time

Matt Ryan and Philip Rivers all-time places

9th (62,792)	Passing yards	8th (63,984)
10th (381)	Passing touchdowns	7th (425)

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
Philip Rivers: 0 championships; Comeback 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.

Matt Ryan and Philip Rivers season by season

1st	2008	3,440	16	11	2004	33	1	0
2nd	2009	2,916	22	14	2005	115	0	1
3rd	2010	3,705	28	9	2006	3,388	22	9
4th	2011	4,177	29	12	2007	3,152	21	15
5th	2012	4,719	32	14	2008	4,009	34	11
6th	2013	4,515	26	17	2009	4,254	28	9
7th	2014	4,694	28	14	2010	4,710	30	13
8th	2015	4,591	21	16	2011	4,624	27	20
9th	2016	4,944	38	7	2012	3,606	26	15
10th	2017	4,095	20	12	2013	4,478	32	11
11th	2018	4,924	35	7	2014	4,286	31	18
12th	2019	4,466	26	14	2015	4,792	29	13
13th	2020	4,581	26	11	2016	4,386	33	21
14th	2021	3,968	20	12	2017	4,515	28	10
15th	2022	3,057	14	13	2018	4,308	32	12
16th	—	—	—	—	2019	4,615	23	20
17th	—	—	—	—	2020	4,169	24	11
18th	—	—	—	—	2025	544	4	3

What the columns mean: INT