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Falcons' Ryan leans on many targets in MVP-type season (The Associated Press)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Maybe you too can catch a touchdown pass from Matt Ryan. It's beginning to seem like everyone else has.

Ryan has set an NFL single-season record by throwing TD passes to 13 different players.

Five of those players are tight ends, including Joshua Perkins and D.J. Tialavea, who caught TD passes on Saturday in a 33-16 win over Carolina .

''I can name all my tight ends,'' Ryan joked. ''It's good to know your teammates.''

''It shows he really trusts his training,'' Falcons coach Dan Quinn said of Ryan, who came into the game with a league-best 114.