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Ryan driven to improve in 5th season with Falcons
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan gets warmed up after taking the field at the Flowery Branch training complex Thursday afternoon during day one of training camp. - photo by Scott Rogers | The Times
FLOWERY BRANCH — Matt Ryan wasn't satisfied to set a Falcons record for yards passing in a season in 2011. He wasn't content to join Dan Marino and Joe Flacco as the only quarterbacks since 1950 to win at least 40 games in their first four seasons. So about three weeks after the Falcons' wild-card playoff loss to the Giants, Ryan was ready to start working for a better postseason finish.
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Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan throws a pass during the first half of Super Bowl 51 against the New England Patriots on Sunday in Houston. - photo by Eric Gay
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