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2013 ATLANTA FALCONS VETERAN PLAYERS
MATT BRYANT
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HT: 5’9” WT: 203 NFL EXP: 12 ACQ: FA ‘09 5th YEAR WITH FALCONS
BIRTHDATE: 5/29/75 COLLEGE: BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
TRANSACTIONS
• Originally signed as a free agent by the New York
Giants in 2002 and was allocated to NFL Europa.
• Released by the Giants in 2004 and competed in
four games between the Indianapolis Colts and Miami
Dolphins.
• Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent on March 2,
2005.
• Released by the Buccaneers on September 5, 2009
and competed with the Florida Tuskers of the UFL.
• Signed by the Falcons as a free agent on December
1, 2009.
• Signed by the Falcons as a free agent on July 29,
2011.
2012 (FALCONS)
• Hit 33 of 38 field goal attempts (86.8 percent) in
2012, including all four of his attempts of 50 yards
or longer. Also connected on all 44 of his extra
point attempts and scored 143 points.
• Hit a 49-yard game winning field goal with 13 seconds
remaining in the Falcons NFC Divisional Playoff
matchup with the Seattle Seahawks (1/13). The
kick was his 15th career game winner and his sixth
as a Falcon.
• Ranked third in the NFL and set a franchise record
with 143 points, breaking Jay Feely’s previous record
of 138 set in 2002.
• Connected on all four of his field goal attempts
of 50+ yards, including a 55-yard game winner
against Oakland (10/14).
• Moved into fourth place on the Falcons all-time
scoring list with 428 points in his four seasons with
the club.
• Has hit 95 field goals since joining the Falcons in
2009. Ranks fourth in club history behind Morten
Anderson (184), Mick Luckhurst (115), and Jay
Feely (98).
CAREER
• In 147 career games, has converted 233 of 276 field
goal attempts, a long kick of 62 yards and 324 of
328 PATs for a total of 1,023 career points.
• Since joining the Falcons in 2009, has connected
on 95 of his 108 field goal attempts and his 88.0
field goal percentage ranks third in the NFL during
that span.
• In 2011, set a franchise record by connecting on 30
consecutive field goals, breaking K Norm Johnson’s
record of 26 in a row set between 1992 and 1993.
• Kicked the second-longest game-winning field
goal in NFL history after splitting the uprights on a
62-yarder against Philadelphia in 2006.
• Has earned NFC Player of the Week honors six
times (twice with the Buccaneers, the New York Giants
and Falcons), including two times in 2010, and
player of the month honors once during his career.
• Has made 15 game-winning field goals in his career,
including six as a Falcon.
AUDIBLES
Bryant has hit 15 game winning field goals in his career,
including six as a member of the Falcons. Last season,
he hit three game winners.
EXTRA POINTS
• Attended several events to support the March of
Dimes Georgia chapter during the 2010 season. He
attended a special Prematurity Town Hall Forum at
Zoo Atlanta, Bowling for Babies and an Evening of
Excellence, where he and his wife, Melissa, spoke
about how the March of Dimes has impacted their
lives and the great work that they do to support babies
all across the nation.
• Participated in the Extra Yard partnership program
and donated his tickets to the March of Dimes
Georgia.
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