On Sunday afternoon, Indianapolis Colts veteran quarterback Matt Ryan didn’t just lead his team to victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, he also set a little bit of NFL history.
With his 389 yards on Sunday afternoon, Ryan officially passed legendary NFL quarterback Dan Marino on the NFL’s all-time passing yardage list. And after the game, he revealed that he is quite proud of his accomplishment, and also told an amazing story about Marino.
“I’m proud of that,” Ryan said, according to Pro Football Talk. “I’ve gotten to know Dan since I got into the league back in 2008 and I love him. He’s a fun guy to be around. He was the ultimate guy when I was growing up, he’d sling it. And I remember the first time I met him he said, ‘Hey, no matter what happens man, keep slinging it.’ I was like 23 at the time, I was like, that’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever heard. And here I am 37 and still remember him saying that to me. Any time you’re mentioned in the same breath as Dan, it’s pretty cool, and I’m proud of that.”
With his 389 yards on Sunday, Ryan now has 61,500 career passing yards in this NFL career. This puts him in seventh place on the NFL’s all-time passing yardage list ahead of Marino, who finished with 61,361 passing yards in his career.
Ryan Could potentially pass both Philip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger this season to move into No. 5 on the passing yardage list. Rivers retired 63,440 yards while Roethlisberger finished his career with 64,088 yards.
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