"After being dumped 13 times in the Falcons' first three games, Matt Ryan stayed mostly upright in Seattle yesterday, as the Seahawks were unable to sack him.

Partly because of that, the Falcons found the end zone on three of their first four drives, building enough of a lead to hold off the surprisingly resilient Seahawks 30-28 at Century Link Field.

Ryan had a predictably productive afternoon, completing 28 of 42 passes for 291 yards. Besides the fact that he remained mostly upright for 60 minutes, the only other surprise was that Tarvaris Jackson had a statistically better day with three touchdown passes and a higher quarterback rating.

But Ryan's team won, which was obviously more important."