PRO: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on February 27, 2009… acquired by Cincinnati through a trade with St. Louis on September 1, 2007… originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round (250th overall) draft selection by the Rams in 2005
NFL AWARDS:
- NFC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 12, 2005
- NFL Rookie of the Week – Week 12, 2005
- GMC Never Say Never Moment - Week 11, 2010
CAREER:
- Holds the following Buffalo Bills passing records:
- Longest completion and longest play from scrimmage – 98-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Owens (at Jacksonville, 11/22/09)
- Longest rushing TD (quarterback) – 31 yards (vs. Miami (11/29/09)
- Became the fifth quarterback in NFL history to throw for 300 yards in debut, leading St. Louis to a 33-27 overtime win at Hou. (11/27/05)… completed 19-of-30 passes for 310 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for a 117.4 passer rating.
2010:
• vs. MIA (9/12), at GB (9/19) Did not play
• at NE (9/26) Made first start of the season in first game played, completing 20-of-28 passing for 247 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for a QB rating of 92.4... 71.4 completion percentage set a new career-high
• vs. NYJ (10/3) Rushed for a team and career-high 74 yards on seven attempts... 74 rushing yards matched club record among QBs (Gary Marangi, 10/24/76 vs. NE)... added 128 yards passing on 12-of-27 completions with two touchdowns
• vs. JAC (10/10) Posted a career-best QB rating of 121.5, completing 20-of-30 passes for 220 yards with three touchdowns... three touchdowns matched a career-high
• at BAL (10/24) Threw a career-high four touchdowns, becoming the first QB of the season to reach the mark and the 21st time in team history... threw 29 completions on 43 pass attempts for 382 yards and a QB rating of 106.1... 382 passing yards are the sixth-most in team history for a single-game... became the first Bills QB with back-to-back three-touchdown games since 1990 (Jim Kelly, Games 5-6)... moved into 10th place on the team’s touchdown passes chart (20)
• at KC (10/31) completed 24-of-48 passes for 223 yards with a touchdown and an interception... added 43 yards on the ground via six attempts
• vs. CHI (11/7) Set new career-highs in attempts and completions, completing 31-of-51 passes for 299 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions... 51 attempts marked the fourth-highest and 31 completions tied as the sixth-most in a single-game by a Bills QB
• vs. DET (11/14) completed 12-of-24 passing for 146 yards with a touchdown... was 4-of-4 for 78 yards on each of the team’s two touchdown drives
• at CIN (11/21) Led the Bills to a fourth-quarter comeback, matching a career-high with four touchdown passes on 21-of-34 passing for 316 yards and two interceptions for a 107.0 QB rating
• vs. PIT (11/28) Completed 23-of-45 passes for 265 yards with a 65-yard touchdown to Fred Jackson and one interception
• at MIN (12/5) Threw for 158 yards on 15-of-25 passing with a touchdown and an interception
• vs. CLE (12/12) Completed 14-of-23 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown for a QB rating of 93.0... also posted 49 rushing yards on four attempts
• at MIA (12/19) Extended streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass to 15, marking the second-longest such stretch by a Bills QB since 1986-87 (Jim Kelly, 18)... completed 16-of-26 passing for 223 yards with two touchdowns
• vs. NE (12/26) Increased season passing yardage to 3,000, his first 3,000-yard season of his career, marking the 14th such season by a Bills QB... became first Bills QB to complete two passes of 40-plus yards since 2006 (J.P. Losman)... completed 18-of-37 passing for 251 yards
• at NYJ (1/2) Inactive as the third quarterback
2009:
- First five games: Took over a very important role when Alex Van Pelt became Offensive Coordinator and moved upstairs to the coaches booth by relaying the call to Trent Edwards on the field
- At NYJ (10/18): Led Buffalo back from a 10-point deficit in the second half to force overtime and defeat the Jets 16-13, after replacing an injured QB Trent Edwards in the second quarter… completed 10 of 25 passes for 116 yards with one touchdown and one interception… completed a 37-yard touchdown pass to WR Lee Evans to tie the game at 13 in the third quarter
- At Car. (10/25): drew his first start of the season and the 6th of his career…became the 34th QB to start in Bills history…became the 4th consecutive Bills QB to win his first start (Trent Edwards, 17-14, vs. NYJ, 9/30/07; Kelly Holcomb, 20-14, vs. Miami, 10/9/05; J.P.Losman, 22-7, vs. Hous., 9/11/05)
- Vs. HOU (11/1): Completed 15 of 23 passes for 117 yards with two interceptions in his second straight start… eclipsed 3,000 passing yards in his career… made his first start at Ralph Wilson Stadium as a member of the Bills, becoming the 31st QB to start a home game in franchise history
- At TEN (11/15): Saw action in relief of QB Trent Edwards in the final three minutes of the game… completed two of seven passes in the team’s final three possessions
- At JAX (11/22): Threw a 98-yard touchdown pass to WR Terrell Owens… pass play was the longest (and longest scrimmage play) in Bills history… finished the game completing 18 of 31 passes for 297 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions
- Vs. MIA (11/29): Led the Bills to a fourth quarter comeback, trailing 14-7 entering the final stanza to win 31-10 over the Dolphins… ran for a 31-yard touchdown, marking the longest rushing touchdown by a QB in team history and of his career… completed 17 of 26 passes for 246 yards with one touchdown and one interception for a QB rating of 92.8
- Vs. NYJ (12/3): Threw for 98 yards on nine of 23 attempts, added 32 rushing yards on five rushes… became the first Bills QB with consecutive games with 30 or more rushing yards since Doug Flutie (2000)
- At KC (12/13): Completed 12 of 20 passes for 86 yards with one touchdown and an interception… connected with WR Terrell Owens on a nine-yard touchdown toss
- Vs. NE (12/20): completed 68 percent of his passes on 17-of-25 completions for 178 yards with a touchdown and an interception…connected with WR Lee Evans for an 11-yard score
- At ATL (12/27): Inactive
- Vs. IND (1/3): Posted a career-best 120.8 passer rating, completing 16-of-25 passes for 155 yards with three touchdowns… three touchdowns tied a career-high (11/27/05 at HOU)
CAREER HIGHS:
PASSING
Yards: 382, 10/24/10 at Baltimore
Touchdowns: 4, twice, most recent 11/21/10 at Cincinnati
Completions: 31, 11/7/10 vs. Chicago
Attempts: 51, 11/7/10 vs. Chicago
RUSHING
Rushing Yards: 74, 10/3/10 vs. NY Jets
Rushing Att.: 11, 12/14/08 vs. Washington
Long Rush: 31T, 11/29/09 vs. Miami
Rushing TDs: 1, five times, most recently 11/29/09 vs. Miami
COLLEGE: Named recipient of Asa S. Bushnell Award, Ivy League Player of the Year in 2004… finished Crimson career second in school history in completions (384), touchdown passes (39), passing yards (5,234) and completion percentage (59.9)… ran for 1,487 yards on 365 attempts with 16 touchdowns… Graduated with a degree in economics.
PERSONAL: Native of Gilbert, Arizona… attended Highland High School… earned second-team Class 5A all-state honors as a senior, setting 12 school records… played basketball and track… graduated in top one percent of class…his wife, Liza, was an All-American soccer player at Harvard… the couple has two sons, Brady and Tate, and a daughter, Lucy.
COMMUNITY: Ryan supported his teammate Brian Moorman and the PUNT Foundation by attending the Annual Black Tie Gala held in October as well as the Pottery Painting Party held in the Bills Fieldhouse in September.
Ryan also supported his teammate Drayton Florence and the Drayton Florence Foundation by attending their Annual Holiday Shopping event. Drayton adopted 29 children and took them shopping for gifts that were on their wish list. Ryan and many other Bills players came out to support Drayton and help the young men never forget the 2010 holiday season.
PRO: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on February 27, 2009… acquired by Cincinnati through a trade with St. Louis on September 1, 2007… originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round (250th overall) draft selection by the Rams in 2005
NFL AWARDS:
- NFC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 12, 2005
- NFL Rookie of the Week – Week 12, 2005
- GMC Never Say Never Moment - Week 11, 2010
CAREER:
- Holds the following Buffalo Bills passing records:
- Longest completion and longest play from scrimmage – 98-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Owens (at Jacksonville, 11/22/09)
- Longest rushing TD (quarterback) – 31 yards (vs. Miami (11/29/09)
- Became the fifth quarterback in NFL history to throw for 300 yards in debut, leading St. Louis to a 33-27 overtime win at Hou. (11/27/05)… completed 19-of-30 passes for 310 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for a 117.4 passer rating.
2010:
• vs. MIA (9/12), at GB (9/19) Did not play
• at NE (9/26) Made first start of the season in first game played, completing 20-of-28 passing for 247 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for a QB rating of 92.4... 71.4 completion percentage set a new career-high
• vs. NYJ (10/3) Rushed for a team and career-high 74 yards on seven attempts... 74 rushing yards matched club record among QBs (Gary Marangi, 10/24/76 vs. NE)... added 128 yards passing on 12-of-27 completions with two touchdowns
• vs. JAC (10/10) Posted a career-best QB rating of 121.5, completing 20-of-30 passes for 220 yards with three touchdowns... three touchdowns matched a career-high
• at BAL (10/24) Threw a career-high four touchdowns, becoming the first QB of the season to reach the mark and the 21st time in team history... threw 29 completions on 43 pass attempts for 382 yards and a QB rating of 106.1... 382 passing yards are the sixth-most in team history for a single-game... became the first Bills QB with back-to-back three-touchdown games since 1990 (Jim Kelly, Games 5-6)... moved into 10th place on the team’s touchdown passes chart (20)
• at KC (10/31) completed 24-of-48 passes for 223 yards with a touchdown and an interception... added 43 yards on the ground via six attempts
• vs. CHI (11/7) Set new career-highs in attempts and completions, completing 31-of-51 passes for 299 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions... 51 attempts marked the fourth-highest and 31 completions tied as the sixth-most in a single-game by a Bills QB
• vs. DET (11/14) completed 12-of-24 passing for 146 yards with a touchdown... was 4-of-4 for 78 yards on each of the team’s two touchdown drives
• at CIN (11/21) Led the Bills to a fourth-quarter comeback, matching a career-high with four touchdown passes on 21-of-34 passing for 316 yards and two interceptions for a 107.0 QB rating
• vs. PIT (11/28) Completed 23-of-45 passes for 265 yards with a 65-yard touchdown to Fred Jackson and one interception
• at MIN (12/5) Threw for 158 yards on 15-of-25 passing with a touchdown and an interception
• vs. CLE (12/12) Completed 14-of-23 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown for a QB rating of 93.0... also posted 49 rushing yards on four attempts
• at MIA (12/19) Extended streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass to 15, marking the second-longest such stretch by a Bills QB since 1986-87 (Jim Kelly, 18)... completed 16-of-26 passing for 223 yards with two touchdowns
• vs. NE (12/26) Increased season passing yardage to 3,000, his first 3,000-yard season of his career, marking the 14th such season by a Bills QB... became first Bills QB to complete two passes of 40-plus yards since 2006 (J.P. Losman)... completed 18-of-37 passing for 251 yards
• at NYJ (1/2) Inactive as the third quarterback
2009:
- First five games: Took over a very important role when Alex Van Pelt became Offensive Coordinator and moved upstairs to the coaches booth by relaying the call to Trent Edwards on the field
- At NYJ (10/18): Led Buffalo back from a 10-point deficit in the second half to force overtime and defeat the Jets 16-13, after replacing an injured QB Trent Edwards in the second quarter… completed 10 of 25 passes for 116 yards with one touchdown and one interception… completed a 37-yard touchdown pass to WR Lee Evans to tie the game at 13 in the third quarter
- At Car. (10/25): drew his first start of the season and the 6th of his career…became the 34th QB to start in Bills history…became the 4th consecutive Bills QB to win his first start (Trent Edwards, 17-14, vs. NYJ, 9/30/07; Kelly Holcomb, 20-14, vs. Miami, 10/9/05; J.P.Losman, 22-7, vs. Hous., 9/11/05)
- Vs. HOU (11/1): Completed 15 of 23 passes for 117 yards with two interceptions in his second straight start… eclipsed 3,000 passing yards in his career… made his first start at Ralph Wilson Stadium as a member of the Bills, becoming the 31st QB to start a home game in franchise history
- At TEN (11/15): Saw action in relief of QB Trent Edwards in the final three minutes of the game… completed two of seven passes in the team’s final three possessions
- At JAX (11/22): Threw a 98-yard touchdown pass to WR Terrell Owens… pass play was the longest (and longest scrimmage play) in Bills history… finished the game completing 18 of 31 passes for 297 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions
- Vs. MIA (11/29): Led the Bills to a fourth quarter comeback, trailing 14-7 entering the final stanza to win 31-10 over the Dolphins… ran for a 31-yard touchdown, marking the longest rushing touchdown by a QB in team history and of his career… completed 17 of 26 passes for 246 yards with one touchdown and one interception for a QB rating of 92.8
- Vs. NYJ (12/3): Threw for 98 yards on nine of 23 attempts, added 32 rushing yards on five rushes… became the first Bills QB with consecutive games with 30 or more rushing yards since Doug Flutie (2000)
- At KC (12/13): Completed 12 of 20 passes for 86 yards with one touchdown and an interception… connected with WR Terrell Owens on a nine-yard touchdown toss
- Vs. NE (12/20): completed 68 percent of his passes on 17-of-25 completions for 178 yards with a touchdown and an interception…connected with WR Lee Evans for an 11-yard score
- At ATL (12/27): Inactive
- Vs. IND (1/3): Posted a career-best 120.8 passer rating, completing 16-of-25 passes for 155 yards with three touchdowns… three touchdowns tied a career-high (11/27/05 at HOU)
CAREER HIGHS:
PASSING
Yards: 382, 10/24/10 at Baltimore
Touchdowns: 4, twice, most recent 11/21/10 at Cincinnati
Completions: 31, 11/7/10 vs. Chicago
Attempts: 51, 11/7/10 vs. Chicago
RUSHING
Rushing Yards: 74, 10/3/10 vs. NY Jets
Rushing Att.: 11, 12/14/08 vs. Washington
Long Rush: 31T, 11/29/09 vs. Miami
Rushing TDs: 1, five times, most recently 11/29/09 vs. Miami
COLLEGE: Named recipient of Asa S. Bushnell Award, Ivy League Player of the Year in 2004… finished Crimson career second in school history in completions (384), touchdown passes (39), passing yards (5,234) and completion percentage (59.9)… ran for 1,487 yards on 365 attempts with 16 touchdowns… Graduated with a degree in economics.
PERSONAL: Native of Gilbert, Arizona… attended Highland High School… earned second-team Class 5A all-state honors as a senior, setting 12 school records… played basketball and track… graduated in top one percent of class…his wife, Liza, was an All-American soccer player at Harvard… the couple has two sons, Brady and Tate, and a daughter, Lucy.
COMMUNITY: Ryan supported his teammate Brian Moorman and the PUNT Foundation by attending the Annual Black Tie Gala held in October as well as the Pottery Painting Party held in the Bills Fieldhouse in September.
Ryan also supported his teammate Drayton Florence and the Drayton Florence Foundation by attending their Annual Holiday Shopping event. Drayton adopted 29 children and took them shopping for gifts that were on their wish list. Ryan and many other Bills players came out to support Drayton and help the young men never forget the 2010 holiday season.
