FALCONS 19, DOLPHINS 7
FALCONS
While they started out a bit slow, Matt Ryan and the Falcons eventually got their offense in gear and had little trouble moving the ball against Miami. Ryan’s 22/36 got 229 yard performance wasn’t the stuff of legend but he made few mistakes and found his receivers twice for touchdowns.
One was by new Falcon Tony Gonzalez, whose touchdown capped a five catch, 73 yard performance. No other receiver had what you might term a big game, as Ryan spread the ball around quite liberally.
Michael Turner also had a very quiet game with just 65 yards on 22 carries. That’s only 2.95 yards a carry which is unusual for him. Owners shouldn’t worry yet, but given the enormous amount of carries in 2008, it’s something to watch.
DOLPHINS
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