Nine days ago, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan had 13 touchdowns and three interceptions on the season. After Sunday's game, those numbers now sit at 15 and 10, respectively, as Ryan had his second straight game with a touchdown and at least three interceptions Sunday in the Falcons' 34-10 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
Matt Ryan has second straight awful fantasy day
The Falcons quarterback had only one touchdown to go with three interceptions Sunday. We break down the fantasy implications.
Streeter Lecka
A week ago, Ryan threw for 301 yards, but had four interceptions to go with a lone touchdown. Sunday, he only threw three interceptions, but his passing yards fell to 219.
Fantasy impact: In a season full of disasters for Atlanta, the latest has been Ryan’s hideous last two games. His 219 passing yards Sunday were a season-low, and the three interceptions are as many as he had in the team’s first six games combined.
In Ryan’s defense, those two games have come on the road against the tough defenses of Arizona and Carolina; on the other hand, with games against Seattle, Tampa Bay, and New Orleans in the next three weeks, the schedule doesn’t get any easier.
Ryan probably isn’t a sure-fire QB1 anymore. His upside makes starting him as one defensible, but there are going to be 10 better options most weeks, and 12 on occasion.
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