Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Matt Ryan has won the Associated Press 2008 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award.

“I’m certainly flattered,” Ryan said. “There’s a number of guys who had great rookie seasons this year, so to even be mentioned in that light is nice. It’s certainly a great honor, and I think it speaks to what we did as a team this year.”

After a horrible 2007 season, Matt Ryan has led them to the playoffs and a 11-5 record in the regular season.

“The season seems like a blur, without question,” Ryan said. “It seems like it’s gone by so fast. I just really tried to take it in stride and not get caught up in all the things that happened this year.

The Falcons hit the jackpot when they drafted Ryan. He’s rejuvenated the Atlanta fan base and he made everyone forget about dog killer Vick.