In a spirited effort to rally his Falcons teammates, Matt Ryan refused to step out of bounds or slide as is the custom for quarterbacks. Instead, Ryan lowered his shoulder and smashed into Redskins safety Kyshoen Jarrett.
Except that’s really not what happened.
“I thought I was closer to the first down than I actually was,” Ryan said, smiling. “I thought I was going to get it and it turns out I was a couple yards short.