According to NFL.com’s Nick Shook, using ‘Next Gen Stats’, new Indianapolis veteran starting quarterback Matt Ryan was the league’s second best deep passer of 2021:
2. Matt Ryan
Indianapolis Colts (Falcons in ‘21) · Age 37
Deep attempts: 20-of-42, 718 yards, 3:1 TD-to-INT ratio, 107.7 passer rating
Comp: 47.6%
xComp: 29.9%
CPOE: +17.8%
PASSING SCORE (on deep attempts): 99
As we know, Ryan’s Falcons didn’t make the playoffs last season, and he was traded to the Colts in March.