Matt Ryan took a beating on Sunday, along with the Falcons’ defense.

Atlanta’s quarterback was sacked six times in all while his team fell, 41-17, to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 5 action on the road, as his offensive line was largely overpowered by the other side.

After the game, it was reported that Ryan required X-rays, but none of the reports specified which part of the body was being checked out, in particular, and given that Ryan was able to fulfill his post-game press duties on time, it did not appear the issue was considered serious at the time.

Now we have some further confirmation that the quarterback escaped injury.

Head coach Dan Quinn acknowledged that the X-rays took place to further examine his foot, but said that Ryan will be 100 percent ready to go in the week to come as Atlanta hosts Tampa Bay in Week 6.

“[He’s] good to go,” Quinn said of the former league MVP.

Ryan was hit hard on the final sack, by Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt, in the fourth quarter and would not return to action as a result, confined to the team’s sideline while they put backup quarterback Matt Schaub into the game to finish things out.

Sunday was not a good day for the Falcons anyway, who fell to 1-4 on the season with a 41-17 loss at the hands of the Steelers. Ryan went 26 of 38 passing for 285 yards, a 43 yard touchdown to Mohamed Sanu in the second quarter that kept the game close early, and no interceptions, but suffered a number of mistimed and inaccurate throws thanks to the constant pressure that Pittsburgh was getting against him.

Needless to say, the Falcons can hardly afford to deal with any more injuries.

Injury induced absences have all but completely derailed the team’s season after they placed three defensive starters, including both starting safeties, and one offensive starter on the injured reserve list. Middle linebacker Deion Jones, strong safety Keanu Neal, free safety Ricardo Allen, and left guard Andy Levitre were all lost for the year.

Jones is eligible to return for Atlanta’s Nov. 18 game against Dallas, however.

But Ryan is not just another player. He’s their quarterback and the man through whom the team runs what is considered one of the best offenses in the league right now. What’s more, he does it at an incredible price. This offseason, he signed what was for a time the richest contract in NFL history: five years, $150 million.

The 32 year old came into the season with a bevy of Falcons franchise records, including passing yards (41,796), touchdown passes (260), attempts (3,630), and completions (5,593), including a dozen other categories for passing with Atlanta since entering the NFL in 2008.

Ryan saw slight declines in his passing production in 2017, as did the team’s offense as a whole, but he was still firmly among the elite at the position, ranking sixth in total yards (4,905), eighth in yards per attempt (7.74), and ninth in yards per game (256). Since 2015, Ryan leads all quarterbacks in yards per attempt.