


Former Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan opened a new chapter of his career Sunday with a painful reminder of his past.
When commentating on the Vikings’ season opener against the Buccaneers in Minnesota, Ryan — who joined CBS earlier this year — was ribbed by play-by-play announcer Andrew Catalon over Atlanta’s infamous Super Bowl collapse in 2017.
“This game feels like it should be 28-3 in favor of Minnesota, why is it still 10-10?” Catalon said.
Ryan simply continued the exchange alongside former Giants running back Tiki Barber, who was also in the booth.
The Vikings, last season’s NFC North champions after a 13-4 campaign, eventually lost to the Baker Mayfield-led Buccaneers, 20-17.
The 38-year-old Ryan announced his career change in May — two months after he was released by the Colts after one ugly season.
He spent one season in Indianapolis following a 14-year career in Atlanta, which included a Super Bowl appearance at the conclusion of the 2016 season.
Ryan and the Falcons took a commanding 28-3 lead over Tom Brady and the Patriots in Super Bowl LI before New England stormed back for a 34-28 overtime win in February 2017.
The former league MVP opened up about the fallout from the game during a 2022 interview on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
“I think it’s always somewhere in there and I don’t see that as a bad thing. Obviously, we would’ve loved for that game to have gone differently, there’s no doubt about it. But, it didn’t and there’s not s–t we can do about it now. And so if you don’t use that as a learning opportunity, as an opportunity to be better and to be better the next time you’re in it, then it’s wasted,” Ryan said, according to Audacy.
Though Ryan has since segued into broadcasting, he clarified in his initial CBS announcement that it’s “not a retirement post.”