Falcons' Ryan aiming to bounce back from five-interception game

So, rebounding from his five-interception game against Arizona on Sunday will be a first-time NFL experience for the fifth-year quarterback.

“You can't worry about it,” Ryan said. “Part of playing this position in this league is knowing that there will be times when you make mistakes and fall flat on your face. You just have to get up and keep playing and keep throwing.”

As the Falcons (9-1) have transitioned to a pass-first offense, Ryan doesn't appear to have a viable alternative to slinging passes around the field when the Falcons face upstart Tampa Bay (5-5) at 1 p.m. Sunday at Raymond James Stadium.

“We've got to move on,” offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter said. “We know that Matt is going to bounce back from that. He just has to forget about it and move on to the next one.” But, Ryan will have to be more selective and try not to get so many of his passes tipped.

“The batted balls, there were some poor decisions, there were balls going off of receivers hands,” Falcons coach Mike Smith said. “It was just one of those games where the ball wasn't going to bounce our way, and it didn't bounce our way. We were able to overcome that.” With the interceptions, Ryan finished with the second-lowest passer rating (40.5) of his career. His passer rating dropped from 102.6 to 94.8 after the Arizona game.

In a way, the performance was impressive.

“They still found a way to beat Arizona,” said former NFL quarterback Rich Gannon, a SiriusXM NFL Radio analyst. “They came back. The one thing you know about Matt Ryan is he always finds a way to come back. That's something, if you're Atlanta, you can hang your hat on.” Ryan's first pass of the game was intercepted when wide receiver Roddy White bobbled a pass that was slightly behind him. On Ryan's third interception, his arm was hit, and a pass intended for Tony Gonzalez sailed into the arms of Arizona safety Kerry Rhodes.