It was a play that looked fairly ordinary. On the stat sheet, it will go down as a 5-yard completion to wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus.
But in the annals of NFL history and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan's own legacy within the game, it'll be much, much more. That pass was No. 25 of the game and No. 5,000 in his career. Ryan became the seventh NFL player to complete 5,000 passes in his career and the fifth to do it with one team, joining Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Brett Favre and Ben Roethlisberger.
That it went to Zaccheaus, who caught a 93-yard touchdown from Ryan in his first-ever catch on Dec. 8, 2019, fitting because both scored on their first-ever plays. Ryan scored a touchdown on his very first pass back in 2008, Zaccheaus on his first catch.
And the two combined for a milestone for Ryan as well. Later in the drive, Ryan moved into No. 8 all time in passing yards, passing Eli Manning (57,023). Ryan, after the drive, had 272 yards in the game and 57,029 in his career.