No escape: Ryan’s HOF ball has 28-3 reminder
Indianapolis — Indianapolis Colts The quarterback Matt Ryan Marking one of your biggest milestones will also have to relive a painful memory.
Ryan passed 60,000 career passing yards on Sunday. Houston Texans It was put on display this week at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
But there’s an unfortunate coincidence: The serial number on the ball was “283,” a number very reminiscent of the 28-3 number for which Ryan and his former team, Atlanta Falcons, are infamous. Atlanta took the lead. New England Patriots Down 28-3 in the third quarter of Super Bowl LI, the Patriots came back for the ages and won 34-28.
🗣 New to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
This past weekend, The Colts Q.B @M_Ryan02 Became just the eighth QB in NFL history to reach 60,000 career passing yards.
The ball with which he achieved this milestone is now on display in Canton. pic.twitter.com/gZmhdCLk68
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) September 14, 2022
Ryan was blissfully unaware until he was ushered into the locker room on Friday. “I had no idea,” he said. “I never even look at the serial number.”
The Colts, like all teams, prepare multiple footballs for each game and rotate them throughout the action. As a result, Ryan’s ball passing 60,000 yards was completely random, a team spokesman said. The ball was immediately taken out of circulation and set aside before being sent to the Hall of Fame earlier this week.
Ryan became just the eighth quarterback to reach 60,000 passing yards. He is the second-fastest player to reach the mark (223 games), behind only Drew Brees (215 games).