Matt Ryan ranks second-best in adjusted completion percentage on third downs

Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons celebrates after running for a 14 yard touchdown in the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome on January 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

By Juliakate E Culpepper

July 11, 2017

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan finished last season with the second-best adjusted completion percentage on third downs, according to Pro Football Focus.

With a third-down adjusted completion percentage of 79.8 percent, Ryan finished his MVP season behind Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady who led the League with a 81.1 adjusted completion percentage.

Pro Football Focus defines adjusted completion as a quarterback’s completion percentage that accounts for drops, throwaways, spikes, deflected passes and throws when the quarterback is hit.

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— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) July 11, 2017

Trailing Ryan in adjusted completion percentage on third down were Minnesota's Sam Bradford (76.8), New Orleans' Drew Brees (76.5) and Dallas' Dak Prescott (75.2).

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