30 greatest NFL QBs of all time: Where does Patrick Mahomes rank now?

Just to lift the curtain, this one was highly debated. Matt Ryan definitely has the stats to back up a claim to be one of the best QBs of all time, however, there’s another argument that he was a compiler. Obviously, Ryan had his peak when he was the NFL MVP in 2016. One might argue that going to the Super Bowl and losing in the fashion he did, blowing a 25-point lead, ruined his career. Ryan never made a Pro Bowl after 2016 despite the high expectations laid upon the Falcons.

When looking at the all-time lists, Ryan stands ninth in passing touchdowns (381) and sixth in yards (62,792), but he was 39th in interceptions (showing he wasn’t just compiling stats by simply playing a lot of games). Ryan was legitimately a great quarterback for a long time.

His reign as the best or close to the best quarterback in the league was short. His time as a QB in the conversation was not. In his rookie year, he carried the Falcons to 11 wins, won Rookie of the Year, and became the second rookie ever to throw for 3,000 yards (although some claim Jim Kelly makes it three).

Ryan was great for what he was. While not one of the very best of all time, he definitely has an argument for the Hall of Fame. His peak put him in that special air where he could claim to be the best of the era.