These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each playing at quarterback for the Falcons.
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Falcons in regular season games (through the 2021 NFL season).
| Name | |
|---|---|
| GP | Games played |
| GS | Games started |
| W | Number of wins as starting quarterback |
| L | Number of losses as starting quarterback |
| T | Number of ties as starting quarterback |
| Pct | Winning percentage as starting quarterback |
| Name | Period | GP | GS | W | L | T | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 2008–2021 | 222 | 222 | 120 | 102 | — | .541 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1975–1985 | 123 | 121 | 55 | 66 | — | .455 |
| Michael Vick | 2001–2006 | 74 | 67 | 38 | 28 | 1 | .575 |
| Chris Chandler | 1997–2001 | 68 | 67 | 34 | 33 | — | .507 |
| Chris Miller | 1987–1993 | 69 | 66 | 23 | 43 | — | .348 |
| Bob Berry | 1968–1972 | 54 | 51 | 19 | 29 | 3 | .402 |
(Through the 2021 NFL season)
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 5,242 | 8,003 | 65.5 | 59,735 | 367 | 170 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1,871 | 3,330 | 56.2 | 23,470 | 154 | 141 |
| Chris Miller | 1,129 | 2,089 | 54.0 | 14,066 | 87 | 72 |
| Chris Chandler | 981 | 1,672 | 58.7 | 13,268 | 87 | 56 |
| Michael Vick | 930 | 1,730 | 53.8 | 11,505 | 71 | 52 |
| Jeff George | 714 | 1,180 | 60.5 | 8,575 | 50 | 32 |
| Bobby Hebert | 637 | 1,066 | 59.8 | 7,053 | 50 | 49 |
| Bob Berry | 598 | 1,049 | 57.0 | 8,489 | 57 | 56 |
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 237 | 351 | 67.5 | 2,672 | 20 | 7 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 53 | 101 | 52.4 | 792 | 5 | 8 |
| Chris Miller | 35 | 62 | 56.4 | 451 | 1 | 6 |
| Chris Chandler | 59 | 97 | 60.8 | 728 | 4 | 4 |
| Michael Vick | 58 | 103 | 56.3 | 609 | 3 | 3 |
| Jeff George | 30 | 54 | 55.5 | 366 | 2 | 2 |
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