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Matt Ryan’s legacy is inescapable at this point.

The Colts quarterback, in his first game with the team, became the eighth signal-caller to eclipse the 60,000 passing yards mark in a Week 1 win over the Texans.

The game ball — numbered “283” — was sent to Canton, where it was quickly put on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.


  Matt Ryan can’t seem to escape his 28-3 legacy. AP Photo Matt Ryan can’t seem to escape his 28-3 legacy. AP Photo

Ryan, a longtime star with the Falcons and the NFL MVP in 2016, when famously led Atlanta to a 28-3 lead in Super Bowl 51, only to see the Patriots go on a 25-point run in the second half en route to a crushing overtime victory.

The 28-3 score, couple with Ryan’s bewildered reaction, quickly became a meme that has followed the 37-year-old around since.

All the way to the Hall of Fame, it seems.

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