FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- For the fourth time this season quarterback Matt Ryan is up for Pepsi Rookie of the Week honors. Ryan made it on the ballot after throwing for a career-high 301 yards and a touchdown (116.1 passer rating) in the Falcons win over the Chicago Bears.
He has been nominated for the honor after each of the Falcons wins this season.
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Ryan led the Falcons to victory Sunday with a key 26-yard pass to Michael Jenkins with less than 10 seconds to play. The completion put the Falcons in field goal range and opened the door for Jason Elam's 48-yard game winner.
In the wake of the victory Ryan was praised heavily by media across the nation.
MORE FROM THE FALCONS-BEARS GAME:
- GAMEDAY LIVE: Complete game coverage from AF.com
- GAME RECAP: Late field goal lifts Falcons to victory
- GAME CENTER: Stats and more from the NFL.com Game Center
- GAME BLOG: Follow the action in the live game blog
- J. MIKE'S BLOG: News and more from the Managing Editor
- GAME NOTES: Official game notes from the Georgia Dome press box
- TRANSCRIPTS: Head Coach Mike Smith | Falcons | Bears
- CNN VOTE: CNN polls Falcons fans on presidential race in game
- HIGHLIGHTS: Game highlights from NFL Network
- PRESS CONFERENCE: Head Coach Mike Smith | Ryan | Elam
- FROM THE LOCKER ROOM: Milloy | Anderson | Jenkins | White | Abraham | Norwood
- TAILGATES: Falcon Al checks out new features at Touchdown Tailgate | Blog
